Upgrade Your Resume

Tips for constructing your resume and LinkedIn Profile:

1. Highlight work-applicable skills honed in sports in your summary if you lack work experience
2. Create a skills section and refer to it throughout your resume
3. Maintain consistent formatting and language
4. Don’t be vague when describing your sport. Be specific in your achievements and dedication
5. Create a section at the end of your resume that highlights how you honed attributes like leadership or teamwork if you have empty space

Transferrable Skills: 

• Time management
• Work ethic
• Dedicated
• Goal oriented
• Motivated & driven
• Hungry for success
• Discipline
• Commitment
• Team player
• Leadership

“Give quantitative information, sometimes employers don’t understand how much work you do in a week with your sport, showing numbers is crucial.”

Sources:
http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/former-student-athlete/elevator-speech-it-really-all-about-you
http://www.ncaa.org/static/champion/get-a-job/#sthash.t8KoeNsO.CL763juv.dpbs