Standing Out in the Crowd | Quick Tip Sheet

This worksheet is designed to help you identify ways to develop professional skills and experience while you are at URI. By following the prompts and resources in this worksheet, you will:

• Identify the experiences, accomplishments, skills, and personal qualities that make you a strong candidate for internships, jobs, graduate school, and other professional opportunities.
• Evaluate your college experiences to recognize areas of strength and identify opportunities to further develop your marketability and career readiness.
• Create a personalized plan to build a competitive résumé by pursuing meaningful academic, professional, leadership, and experiential learning opportunities.
• Communicate your unique value confidently by connecting your education, experiences, and transferable skills to what employers and graduate programs are seeking.

By working through this worksheet, you’ll learn how distinguish yourself as a competitive candidate for internships, jobs, graduate school, and other professional opportunities.

How to Use This Resource

To access the Quick Tip Sheet, click the button labeled “View Resource” at the bottom of this page. The Quick Tip Sheet will open in a Google Doc.

Select File > Make a Copy to save an editable file to your own Google Drive, or File > Download > Microsoft Word (.docx) if you’d prefer to work in Microsoft Word.