What skills stand out on Urban Planner resumes?

Experience in an internship looks really good on the resume. It can also be critical when it comes to lining up references. One of my students had "hands-on" local government experience thanks to an internship with the City of Athens Planner. This cemented her interest in a planning career and impressed the officials at the municipality that hired her. Two of my students participated in an urban sustainability-themed study away program in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were in the field often during this 5-week summer program, learning from experts in planning history and urban design. The experienced really sharpened their research, presentation, and team-building skills.