Education

Education is a simple resume section where you list:

• The degree you earned or the program you studied
• The name of the school (and the city and state if it's not included in the name)
• The date of your degree (if it's fewer than 15 years ago)

Where you place your Education section depends on your goals and the stage you are at in your career:

• If you have relevant work experience since your education, you place your Education section after Work Experience.
• If you are a new graduate or have recent relevant training, you can place Education before Work Experience.

In the resume sample below, Maya places her Education section near the bottom:

Why Maya positioned her Education section as she did:

• Education is the second-to-last item on her resume. Her college degree is important, but her work experience is a stronger selling point with ten years' experience, so it is listed higher.
• Because her recent professional development courses are directly related to her job goal, she places that section above Education.
• Since her degree is still within the past 15 years, she includes the year it was granted. Older workers might leave off a graduation date, since it calls attention to their age.