Difference between resumes for job and for school?

[kelel01 1]

??? Anyone? I need to create a resume for school, but it's in a completely unrelated field to my work experience. I already put "all" of my volunteer work on there, as well as professional organizations I'm involved in, less the political ones.

Thoughts? How long it should be, what kind of content, etc. . . . these are all welcome suggestions.

[Buried 0]

you added 'strippers for america' on there?

Where is my fizzy-lifting drink?

[kelel01 1]

Nope . . . just "America for Strippers".

[j0nes 0]

wait... is the school resume an assignment or are you trying to get a job at a school or something else?

[Mike111 0]

is a resume the same as a "curriculum vitae"?

[kelel01 1]

Sorry . . . I'm applying to grad school, and they want a resume.

And yes, it's a CV.

[Mike111 0]

If it is in a seperate field, then maybe gaining experience in that particular field might be an idea.

only a thought though - i don't know the context of optinos available so could well be talking crap!!

hope that helps.

[Buried 0]

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Sorry . . . I'm applying to grad school, and they want a resume.

And yes, it's a CV.

fyi quite a few grad schools want a resume that you would use to apply for a job with.

Where is my fizzy-lifting drink?

[kelel01 1]

Ok, lemme give more info, and someone see if they can answer the question that follows.

This Master's program is SPECIFICALLY designed for people who have unrelated BS, BBA, etc. degrees. There's another program for people with related degrees.

So, do I send a resume I would use to apply to a job in my "current" (most recent) field? I mean, I can't even BEGIN to tie it into the new field.

[Amanda965 0]

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[Superman32 0]

I'm going through the same thing now.
I have my regular job resume but removing some of the more technical aspects of my job and adding more degree relevant information

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[skiskyrock 0]

The factors for getting into grad school seems to be:
1) funding ... is your employer footing the bill?
2) see 1)
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15) interview
16) transcript
17) standardized test scores

I wouldn't waste time on the resume. If you have one, just give them that. You might want to put the education section of the resume first, and alter the section to emphasize any factors that relate to the degree you are seeking. Volunteer work is good... it shows that your are willing to do more than the minimum.

On thing I would reccommend is to find out who is on the list of profs that will be interviewing you, then haul yourself to the library and read their most recent publication, and their most cited publication. Resist the urge to tell them how much you enjoyed their classic paper on slug sex phereomones.