As a student-athlete it is important to highlight your leadership experience. Even if you do not have a lot of work experience, you have had the opportunity to develop valuable transferable skills that can be applied to any profession.

Objective: Adding an objective helps the employer know for which positions you are applying. Try and include those experiences on your resume that demonstrate skills related to your objective. Be sure to include an objective that is specific without generalizations.

Profile: A profile can be a good way of stating the objective and highlighting relevant skills that you have to offer. These can be related to your participation in athletics, coursework, jobs, computer skills and language skills. Here is an example:

Seeking a marketing position. Interested in conducting research and design in Marketing strategies. Offering experience in promotions, advertising, newsletters and market research. Strengths include:

Strengths: Think of 2-3 strengths that set you apart from your peers. When you look back on your experiences, what are the skills you gained or used that made you most proud? What did your supervisors praise you for? List those here in a specific and professional way. Use the transferable skills handout for assistance.

Education: Be sure to include your degree and date of graduation. It can be written like this: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with majors in Finance and Marketing.

Coursework: If you have little experience that is related to your career objective, think about courses you have taken that might demonstrate your skills. These can be listed in columns or in a paragraph separated by commas.

Class Projects: Another way to demonstrate your skills is to highlight relevant course projects that you have completed. List these just like a position with the name of the project, name of the class, Kentucky State University, and semester (Fall 20XX). Then list the objective of the project just like you would list your action word phrases under each position.

Career Related Experience: Separate out the experiences that best relate to your objective. Use headings such as Career Related Experience or even naming each section based on your career goals such as Marketing Experience or Leadership experience. This tactic helps to make the connection for employers from what you've done to what you can do. It also allows you to put your more career-related experiences toward the top even if they are not the most recent.