How to write a course application resume

About to start writing your course application resume? Our top three tips are:

1. tailor your resume to your course
2. demonstrate the link between your skills and the course
3. keep it under two pages.

Start with your contact information and education, then tell us about your work experience and skills. You can also add a section about any awards you may have received.

Extensive work experience?

Write about work experience that is relevant to the course you are applying for. We want to know why you want to develop your existing skills to advance or change your career.

Do the new skills you will learn on your course complement your current skill set? Have you gained relevant experience at work, in the field or volunteering? Tell us about it.

Not much work experience?

Write about volunteer work, internships, work shadowing, workshops or classes you have attended – anything that is relevant to the course you are applying for.

When you list soft skills, explain how each skill relates to the course. For example, if you are applying for the Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts, you might write: ‘self-motivated: I started the photography club at school’ or ‘creative: I designed a new logo for the school soccer team’.

To upload your resume:

• login into apply.deakin.edu.au
• navigate to the ‘Education and experience’ tab
• scroll down to ‘Professional experience’
• click ‘Add experience’
• click the ‘Upload resume’ button.