Resumes, Cover Letters, & References

Resume Writing Resources

These documents include information on writing resumes, cover letters, action verbs, and references.

Helpful Articles - Resumes

Writing Resume Bullet Points
This helpful article provides tips for how to write effective resume bullet points.

Resume Quick Fixes
Tips for making quick updates to your resume when you're pinched for time.

Resume Fonts
Font matters. This article identifies great fonts to use if you want to be unique, but professional.

Tips for ATS-Friendly Resumes
Many companies use ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) to parse applicants' resumes before a human recruiter looks at them. Check out these tips to better understand how to get your resume past the ATS robots.

Words to NOT include in your Resume
Check out this list of 21 words you should never include on your resume.

Federal Resumes
Tips from USAJobs on how to develop a strong federal resume for government positions.

Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills

Cover Letters

Cover Letter Tips
This article provides Cover Letter Advice & Guidelines for Job Seekers

How to Write A Cracking Cover Letter
This article provides tips for writing a strong cover letter & includes an example.

Linked below is Career Development's guide for writing cover letters.

References

These documents include guides for creating a professional references list.

Thinking about your Skills

These documents provide tips on creating action verbs and highlighting professional strengths.

Resume Content for Specific Majors

Resume structure, style, formatting, and font is up to the individual and we encourage you to make it your own! The documents below are examples of the types of information and formatting you could use for your field, and can be downloaded to use as a starting point for creating your own, personalized resume.

To edit these resumes, download them as Word documents.

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