Harvard-Style Resume Template: Education, Experience & Skills
Table of Contents
- Personal Details
- Education
- Study Abroad
- High School
- Experience
- Leadership and Activities
- Skills & Interests
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Personal Details
Your Name
Home Street Address • City, State Zip • name@college.harvard.edu • phone number
Education
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, MA
Degree, Concentration. GPA [Note: Optional] Graduation Date
Thesis [Note: Optional]
Relevant Coursework: [Note: Optional. Awards and honors can also be listed here.]
Study Abroad
STUDY ABROAD [Note: If Applicable] City, Country
Study abroad coursework in _____ . Month Year – Month Year
High School
NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL City, State
[Note: May include GPA, SAT scores, or academic honors an employer may want to know] Graduation Date
Experience
ORGANIZATION City, State
Position Title Month Year – Month Year
● Beginning with your most recent position, describe your experience, skills, and resulting outcomes in bullet or paragraph form.
● Begin each line with an action verb and include details that will help the reader understand your accomplishments, skills, knowledge, abilities, or achievements.
● Quantify where possible.
● Do not use personal pronouns; each line should be a phrase rather than full sentence.
ORGANIZATION City, State
Position Title Month Year – Month Year
● With your next-most recent position, describe your experience, skills, and resulting outcomes in bullet
or paragraph form.
● Begin each line with an action verb and include details that will help the reader understand your accomplishments, skills, knowledge, abilities, or achievements.
● Quantify where possible.
● Do not use personal pronouns; each line should be a phrase rather than full sentence.
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Leadership and Activities
ORGANIZATION City, State
Role Month Year – Month Year
● This section can be formatted similarly to the Experience section, or you can omit descriptions for
activities.
● If this section is more relevant to the opportunity you are applying for, consider moving this above your
Experience section.
Skills & Interests
Note: Optional
Technical: List computer software and programming languages
Language: List foreign languages and your level of fluency
Laboratory: List scientific / research lab techniques or tools [If Applicable]
Interests: List activities you enjoy that may spark interview conversation