How do I put internship experience in my resume?
March 312010
I’m in the process of writing my resume and I have internship experience. I was wondering if I put it in the resume just like a regular work experience. Also, should I put it above my current job or underneath it because it’s over (I did the internship while working my regular job).
Thanks!
There isn’t one right way to write a resume (there are a lot of wrong ways!), so it really depends on how you’re planning on organizing your resume. You can organize everything chronologically (which would put your internship below your current job), break things up into "Relevant Experience" and "Additional Experience," or even sort things by skills or positive personal attributes. Whatever proves to be the most effective vehicle for your experience is the best structure for your resume.
As for your internship, definitely include it as work experience, but also make sure to highlight that it was an internship. Here is a Monster.com article about creating resumes:
http://content.office.monster.com/resume-writing-basics/entry-level-jobs/The-One-Size-Fits-All-Resume-Usuall/home.aspx
If you’d like more articles on resumes and everything else related to browsing the job market, you should visit the Tips/Advice tab on Microsoft’s Office Live Student Facebook page. Even if you aren’t a student, it has great resources for anyone looking to get hired:
http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent#/officelivestudent?v=app_7146470109&viewas=0
Best of luck with your job search!
-Kate
MSFT Office Live Outreach Team
April 1st, 2010 at 1:23 am
There isn’t one right way to write a resume (there are a lot of wrong ways!), so it really depends on how you’re planning on organizing your resume. You can organize everything chronologically (which would put your internship below your current job), break things up into "Relevant Experience" and "Additional Experience," or even sort things by skills or positive personal attributes. Whatever proves to be the most effective vehicle for your experience is the best structure for your resume.
As for your internship, definitely include it as work experience, but also make sure to highlight that it was an internship. Here is a Monster.com article about creating resumes:
http://content.office.monster.com/resume-writing-basics/entry-level-jobs/The-One-Size-Fits-All-Resume-Usuall/home.aspx
If you’d like more articles on resumes and everything else related to browsing the job market, you should visit the Tips/Advice tab on Microsoft’s Office Live Student Facebook page. Even if you aren’t a student, it has great resources for anyone looking to get hired:
http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent#/officelivestudent?v=app_7146470109&viewas=0
Best of luck with your job search!
-Kate
MSFT Office Live Outreach Team
References :
http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent
April 1st, 2010 at 2:03 am
Arrange your work experience in a chronological order, place your present work experience details in the first position and then work backwards.
That is, your internship experience details should be placed after your current job details.
Write a strong summary. In it, be sure to include your internship accomplishments also. Make sure your summary addresses the needs of the job.
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Best wishes in your career pursuits.
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April 1st, 2010 at 2:40 am
I would recommend listing the internship before your current job if the work you did in the internship is more relevant to the position you will be applying for than your current job. For example if you were a computer engineering major who did an internship at Intel and worked at McDonalds for 3 years to make spending money then I would definitely list the internship first. If listing the internship first will disrupt the chronological order of your employment section then I would just add an extra ‘Internships’ second before employment and list any internships in reverse chronological order.
References :
http://www.resumeetiquette.com