Sample Architecture Résumé

Your résumé is a document that captures who you are, your experiences, your skills, and your education. It is your brand, and you will use it to market yourself for internships, jobs, scholarships, and professional memberships to name just a few. Your résumé is always a work in progress. As you add new education, experiences, and skills to your résumé, you will also remove items that are no longer relevant. As your marketing tool, it is not a record of everything you’ve ever done, but is a customized document that tells the reader why you are a perfect fit for the opportunity. The best résumés, and the ones that get an interview, are never generic.

Résumé Review

Once you have created your résumé, drop in to the Internships and Career Services office so that we can review your résumé. Once your résumé is final, upload it to Handshake, complete your Handshake profile, and make your profile viewable by employers.

Resources

The VCEA Internships and Career Services office offers a variety of resources for students on building résumés, writing cover letters, searching for jobs, and more.

Sample Résumé

First Name Last Name

your phone number | first.last@wsu.edu | linkedin.com/first-last

Summary of Qualifications

  • Architectural studies major with a thorough understanding of architectural design principles through coursework, projects and collaboration with teammates
  • Familiar with AutoCAD, Rhino, and MS office

[Show how you match the minimum and preferred qualifications for the job]

Education

Bachelor of Science: Architecture, GPA 3.5

Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Expected May 2025

  • Relevant coursework: Digital Analysis and Representation, Global History of Design, Materials, Architectural Design, Building Science, Advanced Tectonic, etc

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Cloud, 2D/3D CAD Design, AutoCAD, Rhino, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, 3D Printing, MS Office

Work Experience

Role Title 1, Company Name

Location

(Month/Year)

  • Accomplishments are written using action verbs + the object of the action + quantification + results/outcome/impact.
  • For example: Designed X to do Y resulting in Z.
Undergraduate Summer Studio, NNBJ. Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

May 2022 – Jul 2022

  • Created design specification and architectural layouts May 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Collaborated with 15 designers and classmates to design and plan the construction of buildings
  • Performed 3D Modeling and provided residential and commercial building designs

Projects

Project Title 1, Company/University/Club

Location

(Month/Year)

  • Write bulleted accomplishment statements (2-3) that talk about what YOU accomplished in the project.
  • Can be from Class, Clubs, or Personal Projects related to your major.

Awards and Extracurricular

Annual Portfolio Competition First Place

May 2023

WSU Masters of Design Architecture Club, Member

Jan 2022

Other Experience

[Non-relevant jobs where you focus on the soft skills/transferable skills used]

Pro Shop Clerk, Fairway Village Golf Course

Vancouver, Washington

Jun 2019 – Sep 2020

  • Success in this role due to meticulous attention to details and time management
  • Provided quality customer service experience, awarded outstanding employee award

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Voiland College Internships and Career Services
Washington State University
PO Box 642718
Pullman, WA 99164-2718

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