Class Projects
The class projects section of your resume is where you’ll list all of your major school assignments. This section is crucial in the early going because it will occupy space on your resume when there isn’t much else to add. It’s a good idea to add projects to your resume as soon as you complete them while they’re still fresh in your mind. Also, make sure to save all hard and soft documents associated with a project for later reference while studying for interviews. Always try and be conscientious of the classes you choose with respect to what projects you’ll be doing in them.
Skills
The skills section of your resume will contain all of the programming languages, operating systems, application software, and tools that you have experience with. While many of the items you list will be learned from your computer science course work, you can also pick up new skills by doing projects outside of school. Some ideas include: installing Linux / UNIX as your primary operating system, developing and hosting a personal web site, setting up a computer network, programming a game, coding apps for social networking sites / cellular API’s, or building your own computer. Anything significant that you do can also be added as a separate item on your resume.
Activities
The activities section of your resume is where you’ll list all of the extra curricular activities that you took part in while in school. By the time you graduate, you want to have at least one item listed under this section to show employers that you’re not one dimensional. You could join a club or an academic fraternity, or you could sign up for community service with organizations like habitat for humanity, big brother / big sister, or the salvation army. It’s not a bad idea to participate in at least one activity that involves your major. You’ll meet like minded people and will be able to gather information on classes, professors, and local companies.
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