LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERING, AND EXTRACURRICULARS
If applicable, this section should mirror your professional experience (i.e., listed in reverse
chronological order starting with your most recent activity). If your volunteer and/or community
activities are more substantial than your work experience, you’ll want to include this section first or
merge it with your other experience.
RESEARCH, HONORS & AWARDS
This section can be critical to show employers your past achievements, skills, knowledge, and abilities
gained through academic or extracurricular activities. If you’re a Dean’s List student but have no other
awards, this can be moved to the Education section. If you’ve presented research or even had
something published, you can choose whether you want to include it here or in the education section.
SKILLS
If you want, you can divide this section into technical skills, non-technical skills, and languages. Even if
skills are self-taught, it’s OK to include them as long as your skill level is above beginner. Examples of
technical skills include software packages and platforms, coding, data visualization, and graphic
design. Examples of non-technical skills include interpersonal and intercultural communications,
project management, team leadership, negotiation, etc. For language skills include your proficiency
levels where possible and be mindful of terminology used. For Humanities majors, here are some
recommendations on how to highlight your non-technical skills in addition to the examples above:
1) Qualitative analysis: Humanities students are trained to dissect and analyse both the ‘why’ and the
‘how’ behind the raw data. We have the ability to study the way other people think and present those
conclusions in an accessible way.
2) Professional writing: Humanities students are trained in descriptive, persuasive writing that builds
arguments and answers complex questions while offering accessible, concise prose.
3) Public speaking & presentation: The humanities are the study of people, language, and culture;
there’s no-one better positioned to communicate or pitch ideas and actually deal with people. On top
of that, a significant chunk of Humanities students can deploy these skills across multiple languages.
4) Social/Emotional intelligence: Predictive insights into how well someone will work with a team on
complex projects come from social and emotional intelligence – Humanities students understand
through the work they’ve done how to communicate, empathise, and motivate.
5) Adaptability: Connected to emotional intelligence and communication skills, Humanities students
are trained to understand and call upon diverse perspectives in problem solving – this means they’re
better positioned than most to change their approach when something isn’t working.