Resume format for students
[insert name]
+91-[mobile number]; [personal email address]; LinkedIn <hyperlink>
Education
● [●], B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), [●]– [●] – Aggregate of [●] semesters – [●]
● NAME OF SCHOOL, CITY [●]- [●]
– Higher Senior Secondary (Class XII); affiliated to the Board.
Percentage: [●]%
● NAME OF SCHOOL, CITY [●]- [●]
– Senior Secondary (Class X); affiliated to the Board.
CGPA: [●] Percentage: [●]%
Internship Experience
● Name of Organization, City (Insert month and year of internship)
– Explain the tasks undertaken by you during this internship. Put it in 3-4 bullet points.
Co-Curriculars
● Mention any additional courses that you have done. [●] 2021 – [●] 2022
● Mention about any competition that you have won during your law school. [●] 2022
For eg. Client Counseling competitions, Negotiation Competitions, Judgment Writing Competitions, etc.
Publications
● Paper tiled ‘[●]’ published in ‘[●]’. [●] 2022
– ISBN: [●]
Moot Court Competitions
● [●] Memorial Moot Court Competition [●] 2022
– Winner and Awarded Best Memoranda
Interests
● [●].
Note: All sub-sections (education, experience, publications, etc.) should be listed in reverse chronological order, i.e. start with the most recent one first.
Resume format for working professionals
[Name]
[Mobile No. and Email Address]
Presently employed as [Current Position]
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
● [Course Name, College Name and Aggregate Percentage/CGPA] (Mention year attended)
● [12th Standard – School Name, City, CGPA]
● [10th Standard – School Name, City, CGPA]
WORK EXPERIENCE + INTERNSHIP (IF ANY)
● Name of the organisation, City (Insert month and year of internship)
– Explain the tasks undertaken by you during this employment. Put it in 5-6 bullet points.
COURSES
– Put the name of course, explain your learning in 3-4 bullet points and certificate accreditations.
PAPER PUBLICATIONS
– Full name of Paper, Journal and in case of online publication, insert the URL.
MOOT COURT EXPERIENCE
– Name of Moot Court Competition, Location, Date and achievement, if any.
POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITIES HELD
– Designation, Name of Society and year.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
– List out the details of achievements and activities in which you have participated and/or achieved any medals, recognition, etc.
Note: All sub-sections (education, experience, publications, etc.) should be listed in reverse chronological order, i.e. start with the most recent one first. Try to keep your CV limited to 2 pages only.
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