Jason's Lean Resume Guide - Publications

(Work in progress, please have patience!)

• Header
• Education
• Experience
• Other Sections
  • Projects
  • Publications and presentations
  • Skills/Hobbies/Interests
• Formatting
  • Which font should I use?
  • Is my resume ATS compliant?
  • Final Polish

Publications (and presentations)

Most resumes should not have a publications section. Let's make that clear. However, in certain fields, publications are probably the most important part of a resume. Academics, Law, Medicine, Research, Journalism... Even "entry-level" positions in those fields should have a few publications.

Presentations are much the same, but can apply to a wider field. Did you help pitch for a fundraising campaign? Give a public speech? Have a Ted Talk? Those can really help push you over the top for some fields.

The following format is good enough for most publications and presentations. Some fields may prefer a more specific format.

Role: (name) Title or topic. Name of publication(journal, magazine, website, etc.) or Conference [Date]

Point by point:

(name) - If you are the sole author/presenter, then you probably don't have to put your name down. If you collaborated with others, it's a good idea.

Role - What part you took. Lead Author? Presenter?. Support positions are important too. Stagehand? Makeup artist? Researcher? Speechwriter?

Title or Topic - Your book or article title. Your presentation subject. Often a good idea to make this a link to an online source for the publication.

Name - The name of the book/journal/magazine/website where your work appeared. The Conference or meeting where you gave your presentation (Put location if a presentation). If you have written a book, put the publisher.

Date - The publication date or conference date.

If you published in a professional journal, then it's frequently common to put the volume and/or page as well.

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Examples:

Author: A Farewell to Arms. Scribner's 1929

Author: Men Walk On Moon. The New York Times July 21, 1969

Presenter: How To Make Your Resume Not Suck. TedX Portland February 30, 2020

Author: Forman, Steele & Babauchan, Underwater Basket-weaving. Journal of Advanced Esoterica March 2021, 3/116

As always, C&C greatly appreciated.