<p>What is an appropriate resume format to apply for a summer internship? What sections do you include? How detailed should you get?</p>
<p>I would stick to as close a chronological format as possible .. also education is your main calling card so highlight it ... also while generally not applicible after college, if you are still in college include at least some HS stuff .... so something like this, but with better formatting !!! (btw I am a mid 40s professional/manager --see a number of resumes -- just trying to help out a little</p>
<p>NAME
ADDRESS
phone
email </p>
<p>GOAL: College Student seeking summer internship in <em>, in order to ultimatley pursue a career in </em></p>
<p>EDUCATION
2004-2006 WHATSUMATTU U
majoring in whatever gpa 4/4 in major 3/4
Food CLub
Omega Dlta Fraternity, worst pledge (or whatever --you get the idea)</p>
<p>2000-2004 Apple VAlley HS
GP 4/4.<br>
Pres Chess CLub</p>
<p>OUTSIDE EXPERIENCE
CAMP COUNSELOR BOY SCOUT CAMP LOST PINES
describe</p>
<p>MEXICO MISSION TRIP
built houses for school children, SPring BReak</p>
<p>Thanks a lot rty456! I appreciate your advice as a manager and a professional. :)</p>
<p>Mine is something like</p>
<p>Header (name, address, phone numbers, email address)
Education (inc. high school and study abroad)
Work Experience
Activities (student groups, volunteering, etc)
Skills (language, computer, etc)
Awards & Honors (but if it's an academic honor like Dean's List you could just list it under Education with your school)</p>
<p>One simple thing , be clear and good about contact information.... Put down an email you check regularly, use a phone number that you have good access too, note if it is a cell phone #... dont hesitate to put down your home or parents number ...you could call it (Permanent Number) in case you are home for the holidays and soemone decides to contact you ... </p>
<p>Remember 'business' ultimatley comes down to one person calling (or dealing with) another. Think about what you would want to know about someone, how to reach them etc.....</p>
<p>All the best</p>
<p>I've gotten some tips from my career center such as not putting any high school info after your college freshman year, and highlighting when you had leadership experience</p>
<p>I wondered about the high school info. While I agree that it is less important after freshman year, it still may be relevant since students may not have been in college long enough to amass a history of accomplishments. Some condensed high school information may help to give a better picture of the applicant.</p>
<p>MY feeling about the HS stuff --and the counselor has good info --but it is a judgement. I meant to say earlier and shoudl emphaisize... I would only put. dates, HS and loction and IF it is noteworthy GPS and class rank. I would not put clubs/activities etc..... or at least not much unless it was VERY related to the job you were trying to obtain </p>
<p>2000-2004. Timberwood High School, Spokane Washington
Graduated May 2004, 13/677 GPA 4.5/5. Eagle Scout, President Habitat for Humanity, Learned fluent Arabic</p>
<p>that is just my opinion as to how to handle it ... as you accomplish more, trim and ultimately reduce your HS info.... AFTER five years or so of employment you will reduce college to one or two lines, but never remoe entirely...you will with HS</p>
<p>From what I've heard, if you're in college no need to put any high school info as they know you've graduated from high school...relevant activities you would still be involved in, and if you are fluent in a language that can go under skills. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>I included things from high school that weren't directly related to my school, but still indicated things like civic mindedness. For a job in politics I included that I worked on a Presidential campaign, not the most recent thing on my resume, but it gives a better picture of me for the job I want and allows me to be up front about my political affiliation without having to flat out say it in a resume or interview.</p>
<p>I do want to defer to the experts, such as career center couns. AND everyone is different, so if the bulk of the advice is no HS... go with that, BUT as someoen who hired interns last year, I liked seeing a one liner about HS, the reason being that it gave me an indication of possible geographic preferences or issues. For example, if I was hiring for a job in Texas, I might prefer someone from (and from usually means where did you go tio HS) a south central area, rather than the PAcific NW, just because I dont want to complicate the summer with exhaustive travel issues.. </p>
<p>ps, unless you are looking for a political campaign job, why would you want to advertise political affiliation one way or the other?</p>
<p>I would recommend putting any COMPUTER/TECH specific skills you know as well. Including that information single handedly got me through the door at Chevron and Exxon. Keep in mind that simply noting proficiency in Word, Powerpoint, Paint won't do much. Only include this section if your proficiency includes any of Advanced Excel training, Photoshop, MS Access, Macintosh, Macromedia Flash/Dreamweaver, Adobe Premier, HTML, Java, D/X HTML, Javascript, C+/++.</p>
<p>It helps, trust me.</p>
<p>oJessetfan.. sorry I see that you were looking at jobs in Politics, so of course political affiliation would be of importance.</p>
<p>I agree with te computer knowledge comments .... also any other really notable skills or licenses</p>