Scoring Rubric for Resume

Criteria Excellent Satisfactory Non-Competitive Needs Improvement Comments/

(5) (4) (3) (2) Suggestions
 Appropriate length  Appropriate length  Slightly too short or long  Too short or long
 Fills the page but not  Adequately fills page,  Filling of page or use of  Page seems empty
overcrowded decent use of white space could be improved or crowded
 Margin between ½ and 1 space  Issues with font/spacing  Inappropriate
Format/ inch.  Apprpriate margins  Margins outside of font/spacing
Appearance  Consistent font/spacing  Minor issues with printer range  Extreme margins
 Design elements font/spcing  Some design element  Design elements
appropriate and  Design elements issues distracting
consistent appropriate  Not easy to read /bullet  Difficult to
 Easy to read and scan  Could be easier to read point used inconsistently read/paragraph form

 Name and contact  Name and contact info  Some issues with name  Name and contact
informations clearly listed at top and contact informations info missing/unclear
listed  Titles, organizations,  Titles, organizations,  Titles, organization,
 Titles, organizations, dates, locations dates locations are dates, locations are
dates, locations are consistent inconsistent missing
Organization consistent and clear  Section titles clear  Section titles could be  Inadequate section
 Most important infos in  Some use of reverse improved titles
top chronological order  Little use of reverse  No clear pattern in
 Experiences listed in chronological oder how experience is
reverse chronological listed
order
 Education section  Education section  Some issues with  Education section
complete and effective complete education incomplete/inclear
 Variety of strong action  Some effective action  Action words repetitive  “I statements” used
verbs used words and weak  No use of outcomes,
 Well-developed  Some  Accomplishment accomplishments
accomplishment accomplishments are statements not well  Many wordy,
Content statements, trainings and included developed ineffective
seminars  Wording descriptive  Some wordy or descriptions
 Wording is concise and and is somewhat ineffective descriptions  Information is
descriptive concise  Little targeting for irrelevant and
 Keywords/skills targeted  Keywords, skills specific position unimportant for
for specific specification somewhat targeted position

Spelling  Error Free  One Error  Two Errors  Three or more Total:
Errors
 Rubric for Interview Skills
Criteria Excellent Satisfactory Non-Competitive Needs Improvement Comments/
(5) (4) (3) (2) Suggestions

 Appropriately  Shows basic interest in  Somewhat interested  Lack of interest and

interested and the assessment process in the assessment enthusiasm about the
General enthusiastic about the  Shows some enthusiasm process assessment, passive and
Attitude assessment process as  Shows little indifferent as reflected on
reflected on the output enthusiasm the output

 Gives well-  Gives well-constructed  Gives well-  Answers with a “yes” or

constructed, detailed responses, somewhat constructed “no” ad fails to elaborate
Responses to and accurate confident accurate responses but or explain
Questions responses that are  Does not sound rehearsed sounds rehearsed or  Talks negatively about
genuine and the student’s answer unsure the concepts
is somewhat hesistant or
unsure

 Responses are all  Responses are generally  Responses are  Responses are
consistent consistent somewhat inconsistent or
 Concrete and specific  Concrete and specific inconsistent or contradictory
examples are used examples often used contradictory  No concrete or specific
Candidate  Candidate provides  Candidate provides  Concrete and examples are used
Integrity verifiable information verifiable information for Specific examples  Candidate provided no
for all claims most claims occasionally used verifiable information for
 Candidate provides claims and/or claims may
some verifiable be exaggerated or even
information for appear manufactured
claims
 Highly proficient  Demonstrated average  Demonstrated  Demonstration of poor
 Appropriately utilized proficiency limited proficiency, skills with little Total:
Overall skills in an  Average demonstration of limited confidence displayed;
Demonstration enthusiastic, competent skills demonstration of illogical
Of motivating and competent skills
Skills engaging manner;
logical