To join Brest Business School through direct-entry admission, your resume is one of the first documents the jury opens. It must be readable in seconds, fit on one page and show that your background prepares you for a management programme. Here is how to build it.
What the Brest BS jury expects
Brest Business School (Brest BS) lets Bac+3 (three-year degree) holders join the Programme Grande École in the second year, a route the school calls "admission sur titre". Unlike schools that recruit only through shared competitive exams, Brest BS runs part of its selection process itself. The details (application file, tests, interview, calendar) are published on the official page for the Brest BS Programme Grande École 🔗: check it before finalising your application, as the terms change from year to year.
What the jury looks for in a resume is fairly constant:
- academic soundness: track record, honours, consistency;
- openness: internships, commitments, international experience;
- a coherent project: why management, why a business school, why Brest;
- clarity: a clean, structured document already hints at your ability to communicate.
Structuring the resume sections
An academic resume puts education first, unlike an employee's resume. An effective order:
- Header: name, contact details, optional LinkedIn link. A photo is optional.
- Education: most recent to oldest, with institution, field, years and honours. Mention courses close to management (accounting, economics, marketing, business law).
- Experience: internships, summer jobs, work-study.
- Projects and commitments: associations, supervised projects, sport, volunteering.
- Languages and tools: levels and certifications (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS), Excel, industry software.
- Interests: one or two lines, specific and sincere.
One page is enough. Two fonts at most, regular margins, no decorative skill gauges: the jury wants content.
💡 Going further: once the resume is settled, prepare the letter and the oral with our guide Cover letter and AST interview for Brest Business School.
Showcasing experience and projects
A short internship can weigh as much as a long job if it is well presented. For each line, use the action verb + task + result pattern:
- "Tracked 250 customer invoices in Excel: chased 40 late payments, cutting unpaid invoices by 15% over the period."
- "Organised a student association event of 300 participants: coordinated 6 volunteers, managed a €2,500 budget."
University projects count just as much when they prove initiative, teamwork or a sense of responsibility. If your professional experience is thin, these sections are where you show your potential. A student job (catering, retail, youth work) also belongs here: it proves reliability, autonomy and time management alongside your studies.
An annotated example
Take a third-year Economics-Management student:
- Education: "Bachelor's year 3 in Economics-Management, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 2025-2026; year 2 passed with Assez Bien honours." He adds two courses close to the target programme: management control and marketing.
- Experience: "6-week internship, administrative and finance assistant, trading SME: set up an order-tracking dashboard, saving half a day of work per week."
- Commitment: "Treasurer of a student association (45 members): managed a €4,000 budget, secured two local partners."
- Languages: "English C1 (TOEIC 890), Spanish B1."
What works: each line holds a precise, verifiable fact, everything fits on one page, and the common thread (management, numbers, responsibility) gives the project coherence.
Common candidate mistakes
- A two-page resume filled with secondary details.
- Vague verbs ("participated in", "helped with") that hide your real role.
- Spelling mistakes: read aloud and have someone else proofread.
- Inconsistent dates between resume, letter and transcripts.
- A generic resume that could target any school: work what connects you to Brest BS into the letter and your interests.
- A fancy layout that hurts readability, including by automated screening tools.
⚠️ Warning: never mention a grade, rank or language score you cannot back with a document.
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