API Internship

Some key considerations for the education section are: 

• List your educational background, starting with your college.  You can add your high school education, especially if you have not enrolled in college yet. 
• Your college education should include the degree you are seeking, the name of the institution you currently attend, and the expected graduation date. 
• For your Grade Point Average (GPA), you should indicate the letter grade equivalent instead of utilizing a number, as the GPA system may not be relevant to your destination choice. 
• List all of the courses you have completed that are specific to the internship that you are seeking. 
• Share any previous study abroad programs completed. 
• Detail any academic awards. 

• List your educational background, starting with your college.  You can add your high school education, especially if you have not enrolled in college yet. 
• Your college education should include the degree you are seeking, the name of the institution you currently attend, and the expected graduation date. 
• For your Grade Point Average (GPA), you should indicate the letter grade equivalent instead of utilizing a number, as the GPA system may not be relevant to your destination choice. 
• List all of the courses you have completed that are specific to the internship that you are seeking. 
• Share any previous study abroad programs completed. 
• Detail any academic awards. 

Work experience is the most important section of your résumé since most employers value previous work experience the most.

Key considerations for the work experience section: 

• List any relevant work experience In reverse chronological order.  This can include paid work, paid or unpaid internships, volunteer work, and campus activities. 
• Include the position title, the name of the employer, the location of the job (e.g., city, state), the dates of employment (be sure to include both the month and years for the start and end dates). 
• Describe your work tasks as clearly as possible, using action verbs for current positions, and past tense for part positions. Follow a parallel structure (pattern) when listing your tasks.
• Give specific examples of accomplishments. It is always best to qualify them with numbers and percentages.

These are projects that you completed as part of courses taken at your college. This section can be very valuable to applicants with limited work experience. 

• List any team, academic, laboratory work, and research projects that you completed as part of a course that would demonstrate knowledge and experience within the field of study or type of internship that you are seeking. 
• Indicate all of the same information that you would within the work experience section: the name of the project or class, the subject area of the project, dates of the project. 

Showcase your skills to stand out to employers:

• List any computer skills and include your proficiency level. 
• List any technical skills relevant to the internship. 
• List any soft skills that you have developed: e.g., problem-solving, communication, teamwork, leadership, takes initiative, etc. 
• List any foreign language skills; make sure to indicate your written and spoken proficiency levels (i.e., Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Fluent). 

This is the perfect section to add uniqueness to your résumé.  Employers want to know a little about your personal interests as this might fit in well with their organization.  

• List any activities that you enjoy in your free time. Just remember this is a professional document. 
• If you are a member of a church or religious group and want to add that information to your résumé, please keep in mind that many countries are more secular societies and individuals may be more private about their religious affiliations.