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The best college activities

to boost your resume
GUIDE Get into these college habits early so your resume is

prepared for an entry-level job search
EDUCATION By Elana Lyn Gross,

Monster contributor

ow do you write the
kind of resume that
blows recruiters away
H when you’re still in
college and haven’t had a
full-time job yet? Sounds kind
of tough, right? Don’t worry.
We’ll answer that question
without making you fill in any
scantron bubbles.
Luckily, you can use what
you’re doing now —from
extracurriculars to volunteer
work—to show the
2019 transferrable skills you’ve
learned between classes, spend-
FEBRUARY 17, THEMORNINGCALL.COM/SPECIALSECTIONS sessions in the library. are so many resources at your an internship, fellowship, or foster management and lead-
ing time with friends, and cram
fingertips—like the college
ership skills that are crucial
on-campus research job that
“Taking part in sports, stu-
across industries.
newspaper. Adding a news-
will give you tangible research
dent government, newspaper,
experience and possibly even a
paper editing position to your
Greek life and on-campus vol-
few published pieces of work.
Volunteer for a cause
resume doesn’t just fill space—
SUNDAY, unteer work show that you it shows future employers (even Contact your college’s career you love
know how to work as part of a
ones not in a writing field) that
center or reach out to your
Finally, you don’t have to
team, multitask, deal with a
limit your resume-boosting
department head or professors
you’ve handled responsibilities,
range of perspectives, and think
critically, all of which are im- met deadlines, and worked as about on-campus gigs and activities to campus groups or
industry-related organizations.
check Monster to find intern-
part of a team. Hopefully you
CALL portant skills to showcase,” have something to show as a ships or part-time jobs. “Volunteering shows that you
says Susan Brennan, associate
have integrity and are willing to
result too, like some well-writ-
vice president of career serv-
MORNING AT ices at Bentley University. ten articles for your portfolio. Take on a leadership role put in time for a greater cause,
If writing’s not your thing,
without financial incentive,”
So, you’ve signed up for the
In fact, a survey by the
says Valerie Streif, a senior
debate team, the Society of
make an appointment with your
Society for Human Resource
THE ONLINE Management found that in career services department, College Engineers and your advisor at the San Francisco-
favorite sorority or fraternity.
based job-search consulting
because they can help you find
order of importance, employ-
OF ers value interning, off-campus jobs and internships on and off Congrats! You’re making an firm, The Mentat.
impact on campus and on your
Choose a volunteer organi-
campus. If you’re starting with
jobs, leadership in student
SECTION GUIDE government, leadership in an a blank slate, it’s a good idea to resume. Now, take it up a notch zation that’s aligned with your
personal values and profes-
choose your work experience
and consider running for a
activity (or activities), on-
sional aspirations and you’ll
leadership position so you can
strategically, so your job has
campus jobs, participation in
still get relevant “real world”
something to do with your
have real bragging (and resume
ADVERTISING EDUCATION an academic team project, career goals, or at least your boasting) rights. experience. If you’d like to
independent study, and other
major. “Start to identify your
Different leadership roles
become a teacher, for example,
extracurricular involvement.
will help showcase different
volunteer to tutor kids in
career interests early and
We spoke with career ex-
nearby schools. Interested in
strengths to an employer,
choose jobs and internships that
perts to give you a cheat-
medicine? Volunteer at a local
are intentionally aligned with
says Alyssa Gelbard, founder
SPECIAL THIS sheet for choosing college your career goals and dreams,” and president of NYC-based hospital or become an emer-
activities that will boost your
says Anne Scammon, manag-
gency medical technician for
career consulting firm Re-
resume big-time.
sume Strategists. For exam-
your school.
ing director of curricular and
VIEW Get “real world” strategic initiatives at The ple, she says social chair is on Monster, the leading global
This article first appeared
George Washington Universi-
beneficial for a career in
experience
Filling an empty “experi- ty’s Center for Career Services. event planning, marketing, network for connecting people
ence” section of your resume is If you’re a sociology major project management; treas- and jobs. To see other career-
easier than you think when who is interested in a research urer is good for accounting or related articles, visit Monster’s
you’re at college because there career, for example, Scannon finance; and president or vice Career Advice at monster.com/
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