Resumes are vital this time of year as law students explore summer externships or job opportunities after graduation. Beth Hansen, Career Services Director, gives her top tips for building a solid resume:
1. Details are everything:
- Spelling counts: “Reuben” not “Rueben”
- Don’t use abbreviations
- Double check capitalization: the “d” on “Latter-day Saints” should be lower-case
- Small errors can show disinterest
2. Make it readable:
- Layout should be vertically pleasing to the eye
- Use centered margins
- Don’t have extra space, but use enough white space
- Don’t use filler words
- Look out for spacing discrepancies
- Clean and easy to read — lawyers read quickly and are pressed for time
3. Patterns and consistency:
- Don’t use these personal pronouns: I, me, or my
- Use the same format throughout resume
- Stay away from a resume creator
- Font usage: Sans Serif text for online resumes and Serif fonts for print resumes
Additional Resources:
- Alumni Mentor Program
- Lunching with Lawyers Program
- Professional Development Lecture Series Class & Skills Training Class
- Pathways Mentor Program
- 1L Mock/Practice Interview Fair – mid November
- Annual Winter Job Fair – January
- Early Interviewing Programs – August
- Solo Practice Seminar – mid March
- Visit BYU Law’s Career Services website for more resources.
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