Quick Resume Question - Using past or present tense?

Quick question. I am putting together my resume now and have a few contacts that want it one for FT he said hed push it along through HR as his firm starts interviewing late august and the other to just pass it along to friends or whatever. I am currently a SA at a lower MM bank and am looking for a better opportunity FT and wanted to know

should the dates read a) June 2010 - august 2010 or b) June 2010 to present

and

in my descriptions use past or present tense?

Thanks guys

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