Sigh.

[memnus]

My resume looks really, really sad. No work experience worth mentioning, hardly any skills to list (even when I note that I use Word and Excel), Dean's List my only decent honor, directing my only decent extracurricular.

I'm not good at this kind of BSing.

help?

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[sillygoosegirl.livejournal.com]

You act as well as directing, right? I mean, at least sometimes? You can always list the relevant courses you've taken. For example (in my experience) most places want to know that you've taken Multi V, Linear, and DEs. I'd be happy to come look at it with you (my class that is right now was even canceled!). I like doing resumes, and I've certainly had a non-trivial amount of experience with it. You got a "Letter of Commendation" frosh year, right? And decent grades? Or am I thinking of someone else?

[avani.livejournal.com]

Like Mary says, the most important thing to put on your resume right now is your education. Something along the lines of "harvey mudd college major [] to be tentatively completed in [] along with pretty much as much coursework as you need to catch the highlights and make that section full enough that it draws attention.

Also, what kind of jobs are you looking for? If they're CS/Math, you should definitly mention programming languages and OSes and whatnot.

Good luck.

[virusq.livejournal.com]

Resumes are a pain. It turns out they look a lot better when you're really creative, but not lying?

You can list all the classes you're currently taking (that apply to the job you're working toward) and what classes you've completed in that area.

You can list school projects (like final projects?) as field experience. I, for example, "Lead a team of programmers in designing, scripting, programming and debugging a multi-user-dimensional game." and didn't list that it was for a school project. I did lead a team of programmers (students) in making a MUD. I really did. No lies.

Also, any volunteer time you've ever done is worth listing.

I'm curious... What are you applying for? You seem to have been doing quite a bit of acting (?) lately? You could probably add that to your list, too.

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[katmerlin.livejournal.com]

I imagine some experience with: Java, C++, Prolog, (Mudd) Rex, Matlab, Kalidagraph, Excel, PowerPoint, Latex. Maybe also: Maple, Mathcad, Origin, HTML?, that program used in DE'sII (what was it called?)...

Also, I can't remember what one puts down to signal some familiarity with unix commands (when using turing). ?'Some experience with: unix'?

(If you haven't used PowerPoint, Latex or Maple that can be easily changed. For Latex I could give you an example .tex and you could do your next math homework that way. Maple is on Mudd's system. I might be able to dig out handouts but probably your best bet would be to just check out the tutorial help in it. PowerPoint is also on the mudd system somewhere. Is insanely easy to use. I'm afraid I don't remember where on the system it is, but I could find out if you wanted.)

(What do you expect most people put under the skills section anyway?)

Luck to you. -K