Resume

[bubblytoes]

Does anyone have an opinion on whether I should list my volunteer activities or work experience first on my resume? Don't know if it really matters and I assume it's not that big of a deal but thought I'd ask anyway! Thanks!

[surget]

I listed Honors/Activities, then Work Exp, then Vol Exp

I had my resume critiqued by my UG Career Center FWIW.

[bamf]

Does anyone have an opinion on whether I should list my volunteer activities or work experience first on my resume? Don't know if it really matters and I assume it's not that big of a deal but thought I'd ask anyway! Thanks!

It depends on what the work experience is ... but so long as it was some (seemingly) valuable internship or job or whatever I usually would say put that first ...

However, if you had a significantly larger amount of responsibility in one or more of your volunteer activities (say Fraternity president or head of a major campus organization) I would think about putting that first.

(I worked at my UG's Career Center critiquing resumes, FWIW ... if you want to PM me a draft or two feel free)

[bubblytoes]

Would it look ridiculous/dumb to put that I have been very involved in intramural sports (captain of most of my teams in a variety of sports) at my UG?

[awesomepossum]

yes

[knicksfan0323]

Harvard Law has sample resumes on their JD admissions website. I used these as a guide...I figure if Harvard says it should look like the examples, its good enough for any school.

http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/resources/

BTW, be prepared to feel like a total loser after you read the samples (I know you aren't a loser but you'll see what I mean when you loook at the resumes)

[awesomepossum]

I love how the lowest GPA on those resumes is a 3.9.

3.9?  FOR SHAME!!   

[bamf]

Would it look ridiculous/dumb to put that I have been very involved in intramural sports (captain of most of my teams in a variety of sports) at my UG?

My law school application resume was two pages and had, as a final section, a "Personal" section ... language skills, voice and performing arts training, outdoor hobbies that I felt gave a more well-rounded view of my interests ... if you want you can try to find an articulate way to state your involvement in intramurals ... but such a section should absolutely be cut out when you turn this resume into a 1L summer job search resume.

[Matthew]

Harvard Law has sample resumes on their JD admissions website. I used these as a guide...I figure if Harvard says it should look like the examples, its good enough for any school.

http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/resources/

BTW, be prepared to feel like a total loser after you read the samples (I know you aren't a loser but you'll see what I mean when you loook at the resumes)

What, didn't everyone have a summer job at the UN? 

I had 3.  They were easy to come by after I cured AIDS and dewormed orphans in Somolia.

[surget]

I included stuff I did for a year or two only if I held a leadership position in the org.