Education is one of the must-have sections in your resume. It informs the recruiters of your education background, which they may be able to tell whether you are a good fit for this role or not.

So, what do we do?

Simply just list your school’s name, degree, GPA, achievements?

That’s it?

Then how can you differentiate your resume from everyone else's?

That’s right, you need some secret weapons!

Let’s walk through the education section together.

Why should this even be a question? Does that matter?

While there is no straightforward answer to this question, there are some factors you can consider in order to make the most effective decision.

For people who just graduated from school or education is the most relevant experience to the job. In this case, your education should come right after your personal info section and before your work experience or skills section. After all, no recruiter wants to see an empty or scanty work experience section on their first glance at a resume.

Starting with your education will give you a favorable outlook compared to an Insignificant work experience.

Additionally, if you are currently pursuing a degree that is relevant to your potential job, it may be wise to list your education first.

On the other hand, if you're a professional with years of relevant experience, then it's a no-brainer that your education should come after your work experience.

The type of resume you're writing also determines if your education should come first or not.

If you are applying for professors, researchers, or scientists, your academic resumes or CVs should always have education listed first.

Potential employees expect to see some basic information about your educational background when they look through this section.

We'll start with the basics.

Below are pieces of information that should be in the education section of your resume:

Avoid using phrases like "unfinished" or "incomplete" on your resume if any of your education is incomplete, as these words could be caught by ATS and then reject your resume even before it reaches HR's desk.

Instead, include your expected graduation date if you're still earning your degree. This avoids misunderstanding or misrepresenting your qualifications while letting companies know that you are still pursuing your degree.

If your highest level of education is high school, then you should still include it in your resume.

List some of the relavent courses that you have taken in your education section may help you grab HR's attention.

However, don't include your high school education if you graduated from college or you will.

You may have limited or even no work experience to present in your resume as an undergraduate student. In this case, the education section and skills section may be the best spots that can show off your capabilities.

If you're yet to get your degree, you can add it; however, you need to specify that it is in progress. You can use some words like: In progress, expected graduation+ date, To be completed+ date, and so on.

You can include relevant coursework, honors, achievements, and other relevant experiences.