A resume is a marketing tool that aims to convey your relevant skills, education, and experiences for a specific position. The resume guidelines outlined below are tailored toward students studying Computer Science at a university (both undergraduate and graduate level) and pursuing U.S. employment. Some advice may differ for special circumstances, and we encourage you to get additional feedback from a peer, mentor, or coach after following these guidelines.

Here for the resources:

• CodePath Resume Checklist & Formats
• Skills Tracker + Bullet Point Developer
• Resume Language for Connected Classrooms Tech Fellows

Cybersecurity Resumes

In this section you will learn:

1. The basic rules and best practices for resumes
2. Recommended resume sections and order for most students
3. How to create strong bullet points and content within your sections
4. How to tailor your resume for job postings
5. How to get resume feedback

Basic rules

• LENGTH: 1-page (almost always, unless applying for jobs within academia that ask for a CV or federal government jobs)
• FORMATTING: Simple + clean is better than fancy + inconsistent. We recommend not using an online template and choosing a format that is easy to edit.
• ORDER: Your sections can be in any order, but within each section, you need to list experience and activities so that the most recent comes first (reverse chronological order). You want to list your sections in order of most relevant to least relevant (see my recommendation below).
• PROJECTS: If you choose to list dates for projects, use reverse chronological order. If you choose to not list dates, you may order from most relevant to least relevant (to the job).
• WORK IN PROGRESS: A resume is not something you check off your to-do list. It’s a living document that is constantly adapting and growing as you grow in your career. It should not look the same year to year and you may choose to keep a “working document” of all of your experiences and accomplishments to pull from.
• SAVING YOUR RESUME: Ideally you’re submitting your resume as a PDF with the document title “First Name Last Name Resume” or “First Name Last Name Company Name Resume”. Be sure to have a good resume filing system.

Recommended resume sections and order for most students