RESUME CHECKLIST & FORMATS [Make A Copy]

Resume Best Practice Checklist:

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[Template] With Additional Experience:
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[Template] Cybersecurity Focus:
[Template] Experienced Engineers/Alumni:
Options For Listing Codepath Experience:
Tips For Strengthening Bullet Points:

RESUME BEST PRACTICE CHECKLIST:

Overall/format:
One page (except for special circumstances like applying for positions outside the US or academic roles)
Do not put a picture on your resume.
Margins should be .5 in. or greater and font should be no smaller than size 11.
Tailor your content as much as possible to the job posting. No objective.
Single-column format without tables or graphics and in an easily editable format is normally best.
Contact info:
Include: Name, Location (City, ST (abbreviated state), Phone number, Email address (ideally professional
Gmail), GitHub URL, customized LinkedIn URL, & Portfolio/blog link (if you have one & it’s “showable”).
Education:
Include University, location, full degree name, and planned graduation month and year (ie Bachelor of
Science in Computer Science).
You may include up to 2 lines of Relevant Coursework, but make sure it is relevant to the position.
You can include honors, GPA (if above 3.5) or education-related activities in this section if you want.
Skills (& Certifications):
List skills relevant to position in order of importance. Embed throughout Projects/Experience sections.
Either include your CodePath course here OR as a part of “Relevant Coursework” under Education, or
in a “Relevant Training” section, or under Experience if you have been a Guru or Fellow.
Experience:
Bullet points all start with a strong past tense verb and are in the format of “Accomplished [X] as
measured by [Y] by doing [Z]” or “WHAT you did + HOW you did it + end RESULT for team/project”.
Should list experiences in reverse chronological order.
Quantitative and qualitative details are added whenever possible to provide evidence of your skill set.
Projects:
Bullet points all start with a strong past tense verb and are in the format of “Accomplished [X] as
measured by [Y] by doing [Z]” or “WHAT you did + HOW you did it + end RESULT for team/project”.
Focus on describing what you did vs. product description. You’re marketing yourself, not the product.
Add links to project repo (as long as README is good), blog post, deployed project, or app/play store.
Additional Sections: (Optional)
Additional Experience + Relevant Experience: use if you want to separate your work experience into
two sections to have your more relevant experience come first.
 Leadership Experience/Activities/Community Involvement/Volunteer Experience: include role,
organization, location, and dates if possible. Include with or without bullet points.
Honors/Awards: could also highlight accomplishments within each project/experience as a bullet point.
Relevant Training: could include certificates, micro-degrees, immersion opportunities, or CodePath if
you don’t want to put it in the Education section.
Interests: (Optional)
List up to 3 and make them specific, unique, & bonus points for relevant. (Examples: hiking and
landscape photography, volunteering with Girls on the Run, and very amateur cake decorating).

Learn more about common resume mistakes to avoid here!

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[TEMPLATE] WITH LEADERSHIP SECTION:
NAME
Location • telephone • email • LinkedIn • GitHub • Portfolio
EDUCATION
University Name– City, ST Graduation Month Year
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Physics , GPA:
Relevant coursework: (2 lines max)
Honors & Awards:

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

● Programming Languages:
● Frameworks:
● Certifications:

EXPERIENCE (reverse chronological order)

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

PROJECTS (most relevant first)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

CodePath |Community Member | Remote Month Year – Month Year
Organization | Location Month Year – Month Year
Organization |Role | Location Month Year – Month Year
[TEMPLATE] WITH ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
NAME

City, ST • telephone • email • LinkedIn link (customized) • GitHub • Portfolio

EDUCATION
University Name, Specific College City, ST
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Physics Graduation Month Year
GPA: (include if over 3.3) | Honors/Awards:
Relevant coursework: (2 lines max)

Additional Education or High School City, ST

Program (Note: high school removed after sophomore year) Graduation Month Year

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Skills:
Certifications: CodePath Advanced Technical Interview Prep (June 2022 - August 2022)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (reverse chronological order)

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
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Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

PROJECTS (most relevant first)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
[TEMPLATE] WITH COLOR & INTERESTS:
NAME
City, ST • telephone • email • LinkedIn link (customized) • GitHub • Portfolio
EDUCATION
University Name, Specific College City, ST
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Physics Graduation Month Year
GPA: (include if over 3.3) | Honors/Awards:
Relevant coursework: CodePath Technical Interview Prep (May 2023 - August 2023)

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Programming: List in order of most unique/specialized to most common
Tools: List in order of most unique/specialized to most common
Certifications: CodePath Mobile App Development (January 2022 - May 2022)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (reverse chronological order)

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
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Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

PROJECTS (most relevant first)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project

● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year

AFFILIATIONS & INTERESTS

Social Media Chair | Women in Cyber | Remote Month Year – Month Year
Member | Intramural Soccer Team | University Name Month Year – Month Year
Volunteer Tutor |Community Literacy Program | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
Interests: Vlogging, playing and practicing the pipa (Chinese traditional instrument), Guitar (self taught over 5 years)
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[TEMPLATE] CYBERSECURITY FOCUS:
Name
City, ST • telephone • email • LinkedIn • GitHub • Portfolio
EDUCATION
University Name– City, ST Graduation Month Year
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Minor in Mathematics
● Relevant coursework: Network Security, Digital Forensics, CodePath Intermediate Cybersecurity, Ethical Hacking,
Cryptography, BlockChain Fundamentals
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
● Languages: C/C++, Python, Golang, ARM 64 Assembly, Javascript, Bash
● Certifications: CompTIA Security, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, AWS CCP, EC Council Ethical Hacker
● Tools: WireShark, NMap, Ghidra, OWASP, Oracle Virtual Machine, Splunk, Metasploit
● Operating Systems: Kali, ParrotOS, Windows, MacOS
EXPERIENCE
Junior Cybersecurity Analyst - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Enhanced the company’s network security by reducing detected network vulnerabilities by 40% within the first year,
through comprehensive analysis using NMap and Splunk.
● Improved response time to security incidents by 30% within six months, by implementing automated alerting
systems with Python scripts.
● Streamlined the security audit process, leading to a 25% increase in audit efficiency, by integrating system logs.
University Name - IT Support | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Resolved over 500 individual tickets, achieving 90% satisfaction rate by delivering accurate troubleshooting for
software issues.
● Developed training workshops for over 200 university students and staff on cyber security best practices, resulting
40% reduction in phishing incidents.
● Enhanced the campus Wi-Fi network by collaborating with the network operations team, resulting in a 30%
improvement in signal strength through strategic point placements.
PROJECTS
Secure File Transfer Application - Lead Developer | Team of 4 GitHub | View Project
● Accomplished robust end to end encryption for secure transmission of over 1,000 files with positive feedback from
500+ beta users.
● Deployed robust network security monitoring, enhancing threat detection capabilities by 50%
● Utilized Languages: Python, Golang, ARM64 Assembly
● Utilized Tools/Operating Systems: WireShark, NMap, OWASP, Kali Linux
Intrusion Detection System - Lead Security Analyst | Team of 8 GitHub | View Project
● Designed and implemented a real-time intrusion detection system that alerted on 80% of unauthorized network
access attempts, achieving successful detection in simulated scenarios during a hackathon event.
● Utilized Languages: C++, Bash, Python
● Utilized Tools/Operating Systems: Git, Wireshark, Docker, ParrotOS
CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES
● Completed 15 challenges on Hack the Box, ranking in the top 10% of users. Month Year
● Solved 22 Capture The Flag challenges in the National Cyber League (NCL), Month Year
placing in the top 15% of participants through the use of advanced network scanning and custom scripts.

LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

Women in Cybersecurity |Student Chapter President | Location Month Year
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[TEMPLATE] EXPERIENCED ENGINEERS/ALUMNI:
NAME
City, ST • Telephone • Email • LinkedIn link (customized) • GitHub • Portfolio
SUMMARY OF KEY QUALIFICATIONS
● List out your top 3 “selling points” for the role….if recruiter/hiring manager knows reads nothing else on your
resume besides these 3 bullet points, they should still know they want to interview you and that you can do the job
● These MUST be tailored to the job posting and company
● Example: Experienced front-end engineer skilled at building with React, JavaScript, TypeScript in an Agile
development environment

EXPERIENCE (reverse chronological order)

Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
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Employer Name - Job Title | City, ST Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

PERSONAL PROJECTS (only post-university projects)

Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)
Project Title - Role | Team of __ GitHub | View Project
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Utilized: (list of technologies)

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP OR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

CodePath |Alumni Community Member | Remote Month Year – Month Year
Organization |Role | Location Month Year – Month Year

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

● Languages:
● Tools & Frameworks:
● Certifications:

EDUCATION
University Name– City, ST Graduation Month Year
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Physics, GPA
OPTIONS FOR ADDING CODEPATH TO RESUME:

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Skills: ___________
Certifications: CodePath Certificate in Android Development (September 2021 - December 2021)

EDUCATION
University Name, Specific College City, ST
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Physics Graduation Month Year
GPA: (include if over 3.0) | Honors/Awards:
Relevant coursework: CodePath iOS Development

EDUCATION
University Name, Specific College City, ST
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Physics Graduation Month Year

CodePath Remote
Certificate in iOS Development September 2021 - December 2021

RELEVANT TRAINING
Google course in Big Data December 2020
CodePath Certificate in iOS Development December 2021

AFFILIATIONS & RELEVANT TRAINING

Women in STEM | Social Media Chair June 2023 - Present
CodePath | Community Member June 2023 - Present

RELEVANT/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE (only if held a leadership role at CodePath)

CodePath - Tech Fellow | Remote Month Year – Month Year
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
● Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
TIPS FOR STRENGTHENING BULLET POINTS:
Questions to ask yourself to help you add quantitative and qualitative details:
● Did you increase test coverage?
● Did you reduce customer bug tickets?
● Did you increase platform/product sign-ups?
● How many installs or users does your product have?
● What kind of rating does your app maintain?

Example of strengthening a bullet point:

It’s a start: Better: Best:
Helped write unit tests to identify Wrote reusable unit tests to ensure Wrote reusable unit tests to ensure
bugs on the platform quality control and identify bugs quality control resulting in a 30%
reduction of user bug tickets

TECHNICAL VERBS: (adapted from this Dice article)

• Accelerated • Deployed • Merged • Refreshed

• Added • Digitized • Migrated • Reinforced
• Adopted • Discovered • Mined • Rehabilitated
• Aggregated • Dispatched • Mirrored • Released
• Analyzed • Distributed • Mobilized • Remodeled
• Applied • Duplicated • Modeled • Replicated
• Assembled • Enabled • Modified • Restored
• Assessed • Engineered • Moved • Retooled
• Authenticated • Enhanced • Networked • Retrieved
• Automated • Eradicated • Neutralized • Retrofitted
• Backed-up • Estimated • Onboarded • Revamped
• Road
• Balanced • Equipped • Operated mapped
• Blocked • Evaluated • Optimized • Rolled out
• Boosted • Expunged • Orchestrated • Rotated
• Branched • Extended • Overhauled • Routed
• Bridged • Extracted • Packaged • Safeguarded
• Built • Extrapolated • Patched • Salvaged
• Bundled • Fabricated • Penetrated • Scanned
• Calculated • Facilitated • Pinpointed • Scoped
• Calibrated • Finalized • Presented • Scrubbed
• Certified • Fine-Tuned • Prevented • Secured
• Changed • Formatted • Prioritized • Selected
• Checked • Founded • Processed • Sequenced

• Classified • Functionalized • Programmed • Solved

• Cleaned • Grouped • Proposed • Stabilized
• Cleansed • Hosted • Protected • Standardized
• Cleared • Identified • Prototyped • Straddled

• Coded • Implemented • Provisioned • Spearheaded

• Collocated • Increased • Qualified • Systematized

• Computed • Initiated • Quality Assured • Tested
• Computerized • Installed • Ranked • Toggled
• Configured • Integrated • Realigned • Traced
• Consolidated • Isolated • Rebooted • Transitioned
• Constructed • Launched • Rebuilt • Updated
• Corrected • Licensed • Reconciled • Upgraded
• Debugged • Linked • Reconstructed • Validated
• Deciphered • Loaded • Recovered • Verified
• Decoded • Maintained • Rectified • Virtualized
• Dedicated • Manufactured • Reduced • Web-enabled
• Defended • Mapped • Re-engineered • Wrangled
• Delivered • Mechanized

RESUME RESOURCES:
● Complimentary initial resume scans here and here
● Power verbs for technical work
● How to write an amazing software engineering resume (my favorite for the Project section examples
and bullet points)
● Grammarly for Chrome
● Microsoft Word’s Resume Assistant
● Connected Classrooms Tech Fellow Resume Language
● 21 Chat GPT Prompts for your resume
● How to add a promotion on your resume