Resume Examples by Major & Internship Type

Marketing / Communications

Marketing Intern

Before

"Helped manage social media accounts for the company."

After

"Grew Instagram engagement 34% over one semester by planning a weekly content calendar and A/B testing captions across 40+ posts."

Computer Science

Software Engineering Intern

Before

"Worked on the backend team fixing bugs."

After

"Resolved 22 backend bugs in a Python/Django codebase and reduced average API response time by 18% by optimizing three high-traffic database queries."

Business / Finance

Business Analyst Intern

Before

"Assisted with data analysis for the finance team."

After

"Built a quarterly spend-tracking dashboard in Excel and SQL that cut manual reporting time from 6 hours to 45 minutes for a 5-person finance team."

Design / HCI

UX Design Intern

Before

"Helped with user research and design projects."

After

"Conducted 12 usability tests and translated findings into dashboard improvements that reduced task completion time by 30%."

Psychology / Social Work

Human Services Intern

Before

"Worked with clients at a community organization."

After

"Coordinated intake for 50+ clients per month at a community mental health nonprofit, maintaining 100% documentation compliance across case files."

General / Liberal Arts

Undeclared / First Resume

Before

"Worked as a cashier and helped customers."

After

"Processed 100+ customer transactions per shift while training 3 new hires on POS systems and store procedures, maintaining a 4.8/5 customer service rating."