A campus resume has two jobs: it must describe your preparation clearly and fit the submission process your college uses. A stylish alternative may be unhelpful if the placement cell requires a prescribed format.
The checklist below is written by Guul as a practical review aid. It is not approved by a placement officer or university, and it does not establish any college's current policy. Ask your own placement cell for the instructions for your batch and recruitment cycle.
Start with your placement cell’s instructions
Check whether there is a required document, section order, naming convention, deadline or review process. Confirm which details need to match the placement portal. Do not copy another institution's format and assume it applies to yours.
Institution-specific formats are a real consideration: an older IIIT-Delhi programme placement policy explicitly refers to a prescribed resume format. That historical example is not a current rule for every IIIT-Delhi programme or for your college.
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Alex Morgan
Product designerProfile
Product designer focused on making complex workflows easier to understand.
Experience
Product Designer · Example Studio
- Mapped the onboarding journey with the support team.
- Designed and tested a clearer account setup flow.
- Documented reusable components for the engineering team.
Skills
Interaction design · Prototyping · Design systems
Everything is asking for attention.
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Check academic facts against the original record
Write qualification and institution names consistently. Show your actual completion status and marks in the original scale. If a form requires a converted score, use the awarding institution's method and retain the source.
Do not infer a recruitment cut-off from someone else's resume. Eligibility comes from the current employer or placement instructions. The marks and CGPA guide explains how to keep the presentation clear without inventing conversions.
Make team-project ownership explicit
For each selected project, identify the problem, the work you personally completed, the tools used and what the team produced. Describe group outcomes as group outcomes. A reader should be able to separate your contribution from the wider submission.
Fictional teaching example: “Implemented the validation rules and test cases for a team expense-tracking project.” This is more precise than claiming to have independently built every part of the application. Add a result only if it is real and you can explain how it was measured.
Keep links accessible where appropriate and remove passwords, confidential records or private datasets. A broken repository link is not useful evidence.
Review the document as a complete submission
| Check | What you should be able to confirm |
|---|---|
| Identity and contact | Correct spelling and working contact details |
| Academic record | Consistent qualification, dates, status and score scale |
| Experience | Internships and other work labelled accurately |
| Projects | Your contribution is distinguishable from the team's |
| File | Correct format, version and readable exported text |
| Submission | Current placement instructions followed |
Download the campus review checklist and use it beside your own college's requirements. It is a blank review resource, not a certification.
If the college permits a free-choice design, inspect the campus template guide. If the application is outside the placement process, use the off-campus guide and blank application tracker to keep versions organised.
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