Dear JobsBlog: I am in my last year of studies at a university outside the US. I am getting my resume ready to apply for jobs, but I am not familiar with how resumes are written for US companies. Do you have any tips for me on what information to include (or not include) and what format I should use?

All the best –

Waiting to Apply

Dear Waiting: You don’t even know how timely your question is! We just got this great download of information from our U.S. University team on what they look for in a resume. They give advice on what information is important to include and what you should leave out and even provide a simple formatting matrix and sample resume.

Though it may seem like this information is meant for international students applying for jobs at Microsoft, we think it can apply to just about any student or new grad looking for a new position in the U.S.

Here is the post. Hope this is helpful to you and your fellow job seekers!

Good luck,

Gretchen