Hi! I'm Jeremy,
and I'm a technical recruiter at Google. And I'm Lizi, a business recruiter. We're going to walk you through
our tips and advice to help you prepare
a strong resume that stands out for any job or internship at Google. We'll also share tailored
resume recommendations and examples for business
and engineering and technical roles that you can apply
to your resume right away. And feel free to skip ahead
to specific timestamps noted in the description if you only
want to watch certain parts of the video. Let's get started
with a few important basics for your resume overall,
and then we'll walk you through everything you need to know
for each section of the resume. [Resume Basics] To start, make sure the format
is simple and consistent in design, font, sizing, and spacing throughout
so that the person reviewing your resume can easily scan
and find information quickly. Black ink is always a safe bet,
but other font colors are okay as long as they're readable. And PDF formatting is preferred. Include your contact information
and email at the top. You don't have to include
objective statements, but if you do, make sure it's relevant
to the job you've applied for. You also don't need
to include references. Try to keep your resume to one page
for business and internship roles and no longer than two pages
for engineering roles. Really focus on including what's relevant
for the specific role you're applying for. Use bullet points with consistent
formatting and structure throughout the resume
rather than long paragraphs. And perhaps the most
important tip we have overall is to always check for typos. Now a few additional basics for
technical and engineering candidates. List your programming languages
at the top of your resume and make sure you're comfortable
interviewing in them. It's also critical
you list your GitHub profile or other prominent
open source work that shows us you're contributing to
the open source community, passionate about the work you're doing, and looking to improve your skills. For all resumes, it's important
to use clearly delineated sections. Think about what a recruiter needs
to know about you and your experience and then organize them accordingly. If you're a student or a recent grad,
education should always be listed first. If you're an experienced
industry professional, this section can be moved
lower on the page. Experience should take up
the bulk of your resume. If you have multiple distinct
categories of experience, consider creating subsections for each. If you're a technical
or engineering candidate, include personal or class projects next. We then recommend including
a leadership and award section. You can use an optional final section
to tell us a little bit about yourself. Now let's walk through our advice
and tips for each section. First up is education. Generally, the more recently
you attended university, the more detail you should include here. So pay close attention
if you're currently a student. Include all post-secondary
institutions you've attended and all degrees and majors,
with your most recent education first. Definitely include your actual
graduation date if you've graduated or the anticipated date
if you're still enrolled, and always in the month-year format
rather than season-year. For example, May 2017
instead of Spring 2017. If you're a current student
or recent grad, include your cumulative
grade point average, too. But don't be scared by this. Although GPA is a factor,
we look at the whole package and understand that every school
and student is different. Experience is next on the list,
and it can come in many different forms beyond jobs and internships. So if you're a student,
be sure to include impact from things like academic research,
teaching or tutoring experience, personal projects, and student,
group, and class projects. If you're applying for technical
or engineering roles, be sure to include
any experience with open source, mobile app or web development,
hackathons, and coding competitions. Think through all of your
relevant experience for the role and then use these tips
to showcase them on your resume. [Experience] You'll want to list everything
in reverse chronological order with your most recent experience first. Include your employer, position,
and dates employed for all jobs and internships
in the month-year format. Keep your bullet point descriptions
concise and clear, and make the most of your space
by streamlining bullet points that spill over onto the next line
by only one or two words. And for each bullet,
use action words like created, designed, debugged, negotiated, developed,
managed, and so on, so the person reading your resume
can easily and quickly understand your skills and experience. A big tip here is to read
the job description and look at the language it uses. Writing a resume for a specific job
description takes a little bit of effort, but it can really help
your application to stand out. You can even bold and italicize keywords
related to the job description to highlight your
relevant skills and experience. It's important to focus on the results
and impact of your work, so list metrics and examples concisely
rather than writing long descriptions. Use data and comparisons
or averages to provide context. We value data at Google
and want to see you know how to apply it when speaking
to your accomplishments. If you're applying for technical
or engineering roles, be sure to include the programming
language you used in bold for each project you include. To ensure you focus on results
and impact in this section, we recommend using
this helpful framework. Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y]
by doing [Z]. Let's walk through a few examples
for different types of experience. If you're applying for technical
or engineering roles, this example should be
particularly helpful. "We have increased server query response
time by 15% by restructuring API." This concisely conveys the impact backed
up by data and communicates a skill. In this case, it's restructuring an API,
but it could be experience like adding new hardware,
algorithmic improvements, caching answers,
or implementing machine learning. Here's another example for those of you
applying for business roles. The goal here is to convey
account management experience. We have a good starting point
with the first statement, and we can make it stronger with metrics. So it reads-- "Grew revenue from
small/medium business clients by 10% quarter over quarter." Now let's take it a step further
by adding more context. So the final version reads-- "Grew revenue from
15 small/medium business clients by 10% quarter over quarter
by mapping new software features as solutions to their business goals." This framework is also helpful to apply
to the next section of your resume-- leadership and awards. Here you can include
any relevant leadership positions, awards, university honors, scholarships,
or other types of recognition. Let's look at an example. [Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z Here we want to communicate membership
to a particular group or program. The initial statement can become
stronger by including metrics. So it reads-- "Selected as one of 200 participants for an 18-month professional
development program for high-achieving black
and Latinx talent in tech." Let's take it a step further
by adding more context. So the final version reads-- "Selected as one of
230 participants nationwide for an 18-month professional
development program for high-achieving black
and Latinx talent in tech based on leadership potential
and academic success." The last section of your resume
should include anything else we should know about you
because we love learning about what makes you-- you. This is particularly important
if you're currently a student. [Optional final section] Be sure to include any involvement
you have in student groups, including multicultural, academic,
community service, and social organizations, especially
if you have a leadership position. And again, use the accomplished [X]
as measured by [Y] by doing [Z] framework, to communicate your impact. You can also link
relevant publications, papers, patents, and conference
presentations, too. Those are a few ideas,
but feel free to add any other meaningful extracurricular
activities or experiences you might have in this section as well. And those are our tips and advice
to help your resume stand out. Check out the links in
the description for more resources to help you prepare
your application for Google, and head over to the career site
to see our open jobs and internships. We hope to see your resume soon. (Create for everyone) (Design for everyone) (Code for everyone) (Build for everyone) [Google
Apply at careers.google.com]
