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Originally Posted by Texas20_12

My friend and I were typing up our resumes to give to the women writing our recs for recruitment. I didn't think much of it until we printed off 1 copy each so my parents could proof read them and catch any possible mistakes. I look at hers and she's like the next Miss America. I look at mine and I'm like asdfghjkl *emotional breakdown*
I guess I shouldn't be surprised cause she comes from a strong Greek background from the south and she's going to TCU so she's basically been prepared her whole life I guess.

Me? oh no, I felt like a jerk. I feel slightly embarrassed to give the resumes to the rec writers lol I know these ladies personally from school LOL (fail) and church and my friends mom introduced me to a few alumna for recs. Is it best to explain my situation to them when I meet 1 on 1 to give them photos, resume & transcript? I assume playing ignorant won't benefit me

in my next life I'm going to be a little more well rounded geesh

EDIT: I'm not sure if this is good or not but I'm thinking terrible. The school I'm going to does deferred recruitment. Should I simply wait almost until the end of 1st semester before having recs sent? That way I could be more involved for a semester
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Even if you weren’t a National Merit Scholar or SGA President, you probably have a lot of activities and projects that you have participated in over the years that would be suitable to “flesh out” your resume. Your presentation may help maximize the impression your resume makes on those who write your recommendations, especially if they are not alums who have known you personally for years.

Follows is the recruitment resume layout by a PNM from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Her mother is a friend, and an active alum in her chapter there. I would regard her as competitive recruitment-savvy, so I thought this might be an example of a layout and potential categories to help spark some ideas for you (follows – pardon the layout and wording necessary to remove identifying info).

The packet I received to write her daughter’s letter of support was very similar to those I usually receive from girls requesting recommendations in my area for a competitive recruitment – just thought I would pass along how this “packet” is usually assembled (pardon my redundancy if this has been covered previously). I’m sure there are many other ways that this can be done – and I know PNMs with far less polished resumes who fare very well -- but I’m just sharing what I usually receive (I have only received a few via email). Where I am from, these resumes eventually find their way to the membership chairs along with the rec forms.

Usually in this order – paper-clipped with a large clip, top to bottom:

1. Hand-written thank-you note (on decent stationery) personalized to alum writing the rec
2. One or two pictures – preferably waist-up – preferably not prom pics – and write your name and city on the back of the pictures!
3. Resume – also on decent resume-quality paper (unlike that hanging out of my printer)
4. Transcript
5. 9x12 approx white envelope, pre-addressed to membership chair at chapter, with appropriate pre-paid postage (weigh packet at PO). Many alums will turn completed recs with packets into their respective hometown alum clubs for eventual delivery to the chapter, but some may send directly to the membership chair.
6. Paperclip all and place all in a slightly larger manila envelope to mail or deliver to alum.

Regarding the layout of the resume – try to keep it to two pages, if possible, and make sure your name appears at the top of page 2. This PNM listed the club, activity, etc. on left and then included a short phrase of explanation to the right (used a tab stop, which looked very polished). There were some activities listed more than once, though spun a little differently, depending on the category. Hope it helps a little.

Full name

Name known by or commonly used

Address

Telephone (h) Telephone (m)

Email

__________________________________________________ ___________
Education_________________________________________ ______

School
GPA
Class Rank
Class size
SAT score
Advanced Placement Courses (2 listed)
Freshman at *** – Honors College
__________________________________________________ ____
Awards and Honors_______________________________________

Honor Roll
Participation award for a sport
An Association outside of High School
Spirit Award
Name of High School Athletic Conference (listed events where she or her team placed – even honorable mentions)
Most Improved Award
__________________________________________________ _____________
Leadership________________________________________ ______________

Editor of a yearbook section senior year
Served as tour guide for HS
Organization name that mentored freshman at HS
Cheer position
Asst coach – volunteered to teach sport skills to younger students
__________________________________________________ ______________
Athletics_________________________________________ ________________

Varsity sport
Varsity Cheer
Another Varsity sport
__________________________________________________ ____
Community and Volunteer_________________________________

Name of project – donated goods to shelters
Sport Asst Coach – listed earlier
Assisted in a day care
Name of charity event for health-related awareness
Name of elementary school – tutored students
Name of community event – served beverages
Name of charity – donated baked goods
__________________________________________________ ____
Church and Mission_______________________________________

Name of Church – listed grades and indicated membership
Name of weekly church meeting involving study
Name of mission project
Another name of mission project
__________________________________________________ ____
Work Experience________________________________________

Listed job
Leader at a camp
__________________________________________________ __________
Extracurricular___________________________________ _____________

Listed two activities outside of school and church – these could also be listed as “Interests” or “Hobbies” – a good place to list something unique about yourself that stands out
__________________________________________________ _____
Greek Affiliations______________________________________ ___

Listed the university and Greek affiliation of any parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins (just omit this section if you don't have any to list)