How does your college athlete list his/her team membership on a resume?
Does your student athlete list specific accomplishments, such as NCAA Final Four?
Sharing… I found this online.
I think it depends on the other things an athlete has to talk about and the type of job the athlete is looking for. Some athletes come out of college with little to no job or internship experience. In such an instance, it may be wise to describe the sports experience up close to the top of the resume (college, major and GPA - if worthy of note - should come first). Or, if the athlete is looking for a coaching sports related position, then it makes sense to put the athletic experience up front on the resume. But, if the kid is looking for a job in finance and has some experience in the field, I would put the athletic experience at the bottom of the resume. It’s something that is a conversation starter, and could provide evidence of leadership skills, but it is not the most important aspect of the application. Emphasizing the athletic experience runs the risk of detracting where the resume otherwise has strength in the area of the job sought.
For sure, achievements such as final four should be included, as well as individual awards, such as being named the captain, all league, records, academic all americans and the like. I wouldn’t devote more than 1/5 to 1/6 of the resume to these accomplishments, however.
Leadership (captain, coach), academic awards (conference awards for grades, school honor roll), performance awards (all american, conference player awards). Yes, I would list team accomplishments like NCAA championships.
@Mom22039 Thanks for posting that link, it looks quite useful!
I am kind of old fashioned, but I think athletics goes on the bottom, under academic info and work/professional experience. I agree that things like being named a captain should be called out individually, but I would leave the rest of it for the interview. The people for whom athletics are a real plus, and I am one of them, will know about the commitment required.
My son listed his athletic info at the bottom of his resume. He listed all of the items from post #3.
I agree the academics and employment experience should go first, and then athletics with other activities (clubs, offices for those clubs).
My daugther’s resume is kind of thin for the work experience, and it includes some coaching and working for club teams too. She doesn’t want future employers to think all she can do is play. We’re working on combining some of the awards now. Still trying to figure out where to put the academic awards that are related to sports (honor roll for conference, AD’s honor roll).
I liked the ‘power words’ in the Smith example, but didn’t really like the sample resumes they provided.
@twoinanddone For what it’s worth, my son’s school doesn’t award any type of academic honors, so he put the athletic awards that he has won based on gpa in the academic section of his resume.
Duke and Indiana also have examples that are easy to find online. My D finished her resume with sport and sports honors at the bottom.