Lets talk about taking what you saw and did, and turning it into something that can help you in the real world.
Sit down and think about what you actually did.
It can be easy to just think about the times you traveled on the weekend, or bought food at the market and mark them off as ordinary things. But they weren’t. You were planning by yourself how you would get from France to Germany for a weekend getaway. Using problem solving skills to align flight times with bus times, and having to manage money in a different currency. When you went to the market, you had to communicate cross-culturally to obtain what you wanted. Think about the projects that you participated in and the places that you volunteered in. You only have a limited amount of space to get across your ideas, so make good use of the space that you have. Use descriptive words to consolidate what you have to say, but leave enough to be a “teaser” so you can elaborate.
Organize, organize, organize!
Be selective and tailor your experiences to the job that you’re applying to. You don’t want to include information that could actually distract from your application. Start big in the beginning, highlight the most impressive parts of your experience. This is done because whoever is reading your resume will have the most focus in the first half of it. In other words, don’t put it at the bottom and just talk about how long the flight was. When it comes to time to actually talk in the interview. Already have lined up specific examples and be ready to back up those examples with details.
If you have more specific questions. You can go to the career center on campus and they can help you personally format your resume. They are inĀ Carrington Hall 309 / Glass Hall 276 and are there from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.