As a business administration graduate, you can create a career-specific resume which highlights your education and experience in the business field. (Click Business Administration Resume Template and use the instructions below to create your resume.)
Instructions for creating a business administration resume:
A. Heading
List your contact information at the top center like this:
BLAKE WALKER*
Street Address, City, MI 00000
(000) 000-0000 bwalker@gmail.com
LinkedIn (Hyperlink this phrase to your own LI profile.)
*List your credentials after your name only when you have earned a graduate degree: Blake Walker, MBA
B. Professional Qualifications
Begin your resume with a summary of your professional qualifications. To write the bulleted statements in this section, be sure to begin each statement with an action verb or strong adjective and use keywords, requirements, and preferences mentioned in the job posting. (For more information see Begin Your Resume with Professional Qualifications and 185 Action Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome.) Below is an example:
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrate versatile skills in planning, organizing, and implementing staff training in company policies and job expectations
- Strong verbal or written communication skills, including conflict resolution, employee documentation, and creation of training materials
- Confident in using problem solving and critical thinking to address any challenge and propose feasible solutions
- Proficient in keyboarding, word processing, and computer software, such as Lawson, OnBase, and Microsoft Office
C. Education
If you are a new graduate, place EDUCATION directly after your PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS section. You may include any colleges at which you have completed courses or from which you have obtained a degree. See the example below which shows how to list your degree:
EDUCATION
Baker College City, MI Expected graduation 00/0000
Bachelor of Business Administration Honors: Dean’s List, GPA 0.0
Human Resource Management*
* Possible concentrations: Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, Logistics, Management, Marketing
Other optional information can be listed: organizations, honors, and GPA if 3.5 +.
D. Work Experience
List your work experience with three to six bullets which highlight transferable skills. Also, be sure to include related business experience outside of your internship experience which would be desirable to the employer (e.g., Administrative Assistant, Office Coordinator, Accounts Receivable Clerk, Data Entry Clerk, Billing Specialist) Below is the recommended format:
WORK EXPERIENCE
Name of Organization City, MI 00/0000–00/0000
Job Title
- Do not simply list job duties; state an accomplishment or a skill you have shown in this job, beginning with an action verb
E. Internship Experience
A business administration graduate’s internship experience gives important examples of professional experience. You may list your internship experiences in reverse chronological order as part of your WORK EXPERIENCE section or under a separate heading (INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE). Below is an example:
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Community Foundation for ABC County City, MI 00/0000–00/0000
Human Resource Assistant Intern
• Standardized explanations of company policies and employment expectations across all training handbooks
• Accurately documented records of training and development activities, attendance, results and retraining requirements for over 45 employees
• Assisted with salary new hire orientations as well as the onboarding activities
• Aided in the coordination of employee-morale events at the company location
F. Optional Sections
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)* Member 0000
Community Center Volunteer Staff 0000–Present
*Other organizations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), American Management Association, American Marketing Association, American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM), Association for Supply Chain Management, Association of Finance Professionals (AFP), Financial Planning Association (FPA), Toastmasters International
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
If you have graduated recently, a RELEVANT COURSEWORK section may be placed after your EDUCATION section to show specific coursework required for or desirable for the job you are targeting if you do not have relevant, industry-specific experience.
Revised 17 July 2024