Student Resume
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I kind of disagree with save about making your resume into a design piece (I have not been a part of the hiring process, so this is just what I have heard).
In my opinion a resume is a utilitarian thing. Use a grid, make it scanable, most people will look at your resume for like less than 30 seconds. So you have to make sure certain things pop out.
If you don't have much work experience, then put down some major school projects that you might have worked on. But they have to be pretty substantial projects. Pro-Bono stuff is good too.
Do what you can remember that skills from basic jobs are transfarable. So the fact that you worked as a cashier at some point is useful.
Throw together a decent cover letter too. Keep it less than a couple hundred words though. Spell check everything, keep consistancy through-out.
But the biggest thing is to get a decent portfolio going. That is key.