So you’ve been touching up your resume to start looking for a job or an internship. You get to the work experience section and you realize that although mowing lawns and lifeguarding over the summers were easy jobs and a great way to work on your tan, they may not look impressive on your resume.

Don’t panic: A lot of other college students are in the same situation as you.

“You have to work with the jobs you have,” said Kathryn Wieland, program coordinator for business career services.

The main thing you should focus on when putting down your previous work experience are your transferable skills, Wieland said.

Here are some tips to make some of those summer jobs look a little better on your resume.

1. Food preparation: Instead of saying “flipped burgers” or “rolled cinnamon rolls,” Wieland said you should say something similar to “prepared food following food safety guidelines and procedures.” Wieland also recommended focusing on skills that can be useful in other environments, such as safety precautions.

2. Retail store: Sales associate sounds much better than sales clerk; it make you sounds more professional. Be sure to mention skills such as persuasive selling techniques, receiving money and building customer relations.

3. Babysitter: This is a little more difficult to make into a resume-worthy experience. However, you can use the term “child care provider” instead of babysitter. As far as skills go, mention how you used safe and educational planning to occupy the children.

4. Lifeguard: Again, the point is to focus on the transferable skills here. Wieland suggested saying something along the lines of “oversaw patrons and was responsible for the well-being and safety in the facility.” Be sure to mention the CPR and first-aid training, as well as following safety and health care guidelines.

5. Lawn care: This category includes a lot of outside cleaning jobs, such as mowing lawns, pulling weeds or other landscaping projects. Instead of saying you mowed lawns, it sounds better to say you “provided maintenance support.”

Wieland said it doesn’t have to be just about jobs. She suggested for students to get involved in the numerous campus organizations to build your resume.

“There are lots of opportunities on campus for students to get involved in and you can list these as job experience,” Wieland said.

So relax, almost every student has job experience like these. Don’t be ashamed of it; instead, try to think positively about the experience you gained in these positions. Just be creative (but don’t lie) and focus on the skills you gained that you will use again and can be applied to numerous situations.