Resume Rubric
Format/Appearance
Outstanding:
- Appropriate Length
- Fills the page, not overcrowded
- Consistent font/spacing
- Design elements appropriate and consistent
- Easy to read/scan
Satisfactory:
- Appropriate length
- Adequately fills page, decent use of white space
- Minor issues with font/spacing
- Design elements appropriate
- Could be easier to read
Non-Competitive:
- Slightly too short or long
- Filling of page or use of space could be improved
- Issues with font/spacing
- Some design element issues
- Not easy to read, bullet points are inconsistent
Needs Work:
- Much too short or long
- Page seems empty
- Inappropriate font/spacing
- Design elements distracting/inappropriate
- Difficult to read/paragraph form
Organization
Outstanding:
- Name and contact info clearly listed at top
- Titles, organizations, dates, locations consistent and clear
- Most important info in top 1/3 of page
- Experiences listed in reverse chronological order
Satisfactory:
- Name and contact info listed at top
- Titles, organizations, dates, locations consistent
- Section titles clear
- Some use of reverse chronological order
Non-Competitive:
- Some issues with name and contact info
- Titles, organizations, dates, locations inconsistent
- Section titles could be improved
- Little use of reverse chronological order
Needs Work:
- Name and contact info missing/unclear
- Titles, organizations, dates, locations missing
- No/inadequate section titles
- No clear pattern in how experience is listed
Content
Outstanding:
- Education section complete and effective
- Variety of strong action verbs used
- Many well-developed accomplishment statements
- Wording is concise and descriptive
- Keywords/skills targeted for specific position
Satisfactory:
- Education section complete
- Some effective action words
- Some accomplishment statements included
- Wording descriptive and somewhat concise
- Keywords/skills somewhat targeted
Non-Competitive:
- Some issues with education
- Action words repetitive, weak
- Accomplishment statements not well developed
- Some wordy and/or ineffective descriptions
- Little targeting for specific position
Needs Word:
- Education section incomplete, unclear
- “I statements” used
- No use of outcomes, accomplishments
- Many wordy, ineffective descriptions
- Information is irrelevant, unimportant for position
Spelling Grammar
Outstanding:
- Error Free
Satisfactory:
- One error
Non-Competitive:
- Two errors
Needs Work:
- Three or more errors
