Updating should include
- a job objective
- educational background
- work experience
- professional certifications
- honors and awards
- extracurricular activities, such as membership in club and/or community activities, leadership positions held, and community service
- optimization for electronic review (scanning devices) of résumés (e.g., use of key words, avoiding columns).
The student should understand the importance of keeping a résumé current and updated to reflect experience and education, even if the student is not currently involved in a job search.