Make it Count: Your Guide to Articulating Your Experiences on a Resume & During an Interview

Work Experience

• Utilized Excel to create a more efficient client information database system used to track purchase orders and account for payments received
• Analyzed company’s young adult marketing campaign and created a comprehensive report on findings using STATA
• Developed interactive presentations using Excel and PowerPoint and presented market research findings to the marketing team for representation of quarterly sales trends

Potential Interview Questions:

• How did your technical skills improve while working at this internship?

• Based on this experience, do you see yourself working in the field after graduation, and why?

Education   

Related Experience
English Language Teaching Assistant, Florence, Italy
September – December 20XX
Scuola Primaria San Pier M`artire

• Aided in the instruction of the English language to 25 Italian students, ages 7–11
• Discussed aspects of United States culture, including American holidays, sports, and schools, to enhance cultural competency

Potential Interview Questions:

• How did this position impact your experience when you were studying abroad?
• Have you changed since studying abroad? If so, how?

Related Experience   

• Engage in cultural immersion and enrichment through participation in the following courses: Paul Robeson as a Global Citizen and Introduction to Africana Studies
• Participate in discussions/activities with Rutgers professors, building strong academic connections and mentoring relationships 

Potential Interview Questions:

• How does this living experience help you work with people from other backgrounds?
• How do you handle conflicts that may arise with your peers who speak other languages or have customs different from your own?

Research   

• Conducted qualitative behavioral research in the Interpersonal Relationships Lab, interviewing 25 subjects and implementing basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques
• Oversaw daily activities of the lab and 14 undergraduate assistants, as well as standardized all psychological measures used within the lab in accordance with IRB and HIPPA guidelines
• Surveyed participants in an attachment study and coded data utilizing SPSS
• Interviewed Research Assistant (RA) applicants for the next semester, evaluated applications and chose new RAs

Potential Interview Questions:

• How did you become interested in working in a research lab?
• What skills have you gained from this research experience and how do you plan to use them if you are offered a job here?

Leadership   

• Increase membership by 15% while coordinating new member campaign
• Manage yearly budget of $8,500; prepared proposal for student government funding allocation
• Organize event logistics by coordinating volunteer schedules, room reservations, and meeting agendas

Potential Interview Questions:

• How do you handle personality conflicts with members of your organization?
• How do you assess the success or failure of events?

Volunteer   

• Tutor 3 elementary students individually in math and reading to improve academic performance
• Design customized activities and games for each student based on individual needs through 
  differentiated instruction
• Collaborate with teachers and parents to enhance student progress and meet learning objectives
• Awarded “Volunteer Tutor of the Year” by peers, teachers, and students, May 20XX

Potential Interview Questions:

• What have you learned about your communication skills while working with parents, students, and teachers?
• This job does not work with the local community, so how might you use the skills you learned as a tutor in the new work setting?

Work Experience

• Design and assemble creative and engaging merchandise displays to maximize product sales
• Respond effectively to customer questions and concerns to provide high quality customer service in a busy retail environment

Potential Interview Questions:

• Can you describe how you handled a situation with a difficult customer?

• How were you able to manage conflicts that arose amongst your coworkers?