ATS-FRIENDLY SCHOOL COUNSELOR RESUME TEMPLATE

Replace every bracketed section with your real details. Keep the section headings simple if you plan to upload this resume to an applicant tracking system.

NAME
[Your full name]
[City, State] | [Phone] | [Email] | [LinkedIn] | [Portfolio or GitHub if relevant]

TARGET TITLE
School Counselor

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
School counselor experienced in student support, academic planning, crisis response, family communication, and social-emotional programming.

Rewrite this summary with your own years of experience, strongest skills, industry context, and one or two proof points. Keep it short, specific, and aligned with the job description.

CORE SKILLS
- Student Counseling
- Academic Planning
- Crisis Response
- Family Communication
- SEL
- Case Management
- College Readiness
- Documentation

ATS KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER
- school counselor
- student support
- academic counseling
- crisis intervention
- social emotional learning

Add keywords only when they honestly match your background. Put them in skills, experience bullets, projects, certifications, or tools. Do not stuff keywords into a random list.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
[Company Name] - School Counselor
[Month Year] - [Present or Month Year]
- Supported a caseload of 310 students with academic planning, wellness check-ins, and intervention referrals.
- Created college-readiness workshops attended by 180 juniors and seniors.
- Partnered with teachers and families to address attendance, behavior, and academic-risk concerns.
- Maintained confidential documentation for counseling sessions, referrals, and follow-up plans.

Rewrite these bullets with your real work. Strong bullets usually include action, scope, tools, and result. If you do not have exact numbers, use honest context such as team size, frequency, project scope, customer volume, or time saved.

PROJECTS
[Project Name]
- Explain the problem, your role, the tools used, and the outcome.
- Include a link only if it is clean, current, and relevant.

EDUCATION
[Degree, Certification, Bootcamp, or Training]
[School or Provider] | [Year]

CERTIFICATIONS
- [Certification name, provider, year]

ATS CHECKLIST
- Use standard headings: Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Projects, Certifications.
- Keep important information as selectable text.
- Use role-specific keywords truthfully.
- Avoid heavy graphics, tables, and text boxes for job portal uploads.
- Open the exported PDF before applying.