The first step in resume writing is knowing what type of job your resume will be for. Visit our Exploring Your Interests page to learn about options, find potential career paths on What Can I Do With This Major? and / or complete career assessments using Focus 2.
Your resume is your marketing tools and should be unique to you, reflecting your education, experience and relevant skills. Use our Effective Resume Writing handout (PDF) as a guide for more information and samples to get you started.
Cover letters are a tool of introduction in the job search and are just as important as your resume. The best cover letters are addressed to a particular person, and are tailored to present your qualifications in relation to the specific job and company of interest. Check out our comprehensive Job Search Letters guide (PDF) for more information on cover letters and other job search documents.
Below are key resources and tips that will help you organize and develop your resume and cover letters for your next search.
Whether or not you are currently seeking opportunities, now is a great time to update your resume. Immediately after the semester you can likely recall many details of these experiences. Even three months from now you may find it challenging to remember the specifics of what you did this semester, which will make it hard to update your resume with strong descriptions.
The Career & Co-op Center offers many services, and, one particular service is often requested by students: resume reviews. Resumes are critical in the internship and job search process, and are often needed when applying for scholarships or to graduate …
For as long as people have been searching for jobs, some of those people have understandably complained about employers refusing to hire them because they have no experience yet the only way to get experience is to get hired.
What we’ve learned over the years is that everyone has experience and that it is the job seeker who needs to find a way to showcase those experiences to prospective employers.
Finding the job you want takes many steps and often involves a lot of decision-making. With so many factors to keep track of it can lead to numerous documents and endless running lists which …
We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her about the biggest mistake that veterans make in their resumes that could hurt them from getting the corporate/civilian job they’re …
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