<p>I’m applying to a scholarship that’s awarded based on academic achievement, essays, postsecondary letter of acceptance, and a one-page resume. </p>
<p>If they don’t specify a format for the resume, which format should I use? The activity resume I turned in to my GC is several pages long in the form of Word document tables.</p>
<p>Besides the usual ECs, employment, and awards/honors, what else should I include? On my current activity resume, I provide descriptions of each activity, but if the resume can only be one page, I don’t think there would be enough room for descriptions, so can I omit those? Or would it still be appropriate to provide brief descriptions? If they ask for one page, do they mean double-sided, or one-sided?</p>
<p>Finally, if one of the selection criteria is my postsecondary letter of acceptance, does that mean they’ll be judging me based on where I choose to go to school?</p>
<p>I think monster.com gives some good resume advice. Also, if you have microsoft word, you can use one of their templates, and just manipulate it yourself. </p>
<p>One page means one-sided usually. We had this guy from FIDM come talk to us about interviews and resumes and cover letters, and he said that if a resume was longer than a one-sided page or had any spelling mistakes, then it would go right into the trash without looking any further.</p>
<p>You should keep your resume to one page, one-sided. You don’t want to overload them with every activity, award, and honor you have received–basically don’t bog them down with details. For your descriptions, use bullet points for the most important details.</p>
<p>Since you are submitting your resume for a specific scholarship, I would encourage you to tailor your resume (and your application–essays and all) to the goals of the organization providing the scholarships. I would suggest browsing their website for key words that reflect their values and goals–use them in your resume and your essays. Then you should choose the activities, awards, jobs/leadership positions that best fit those values. Since a scholarship is an organization’s financial investment in you and your potential, you want to sell yourself by showing them why you are a worthwhile investment.</p>
<p>You can use the resume templates online (Monster.com or elsewhere), but I would discourage you from using those when you apply for a job. Speaking with company CEOs and hiring managers, they get tired of seeing templates. </p>
<p>Finally, they request a post-secondary letter of acceptance to ensure that you have been accepted to a university. The university you choose to attend does not and should not influence whether you receive the scholarship or not.</p>
<p>I hope these answers are helpful. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or if I can be of any help. I’d be more than happy to help you with your resume and scholarship application. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Sam
Founder and Chief Developer, Sam’s Scholarship Kiosk</p>