Sample Resumes and Cover Letters
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RESUMES/COVER LETTERS
RESUMES/COVER LETTERS
RESUMES
Aresumeisabriefsummaryofyourqualifications,education,andexperiencesrelevanttoyourjobsearchobjective.
Thepurposeofaresumeistoobtainaninterview.Employerswillspendlessthan30secondsreviewingyourresume;
therefore,theinformationmustbeconveyedinaclear,well-organizedstyle.Thesectionsofaresumearelistedbelow.
Your Name
Email address
Phone number
Current Address Permanent Address
Web page and/or LinkedIn address (if pertinent)
Objective
This section is optional. The objective can include the specific position
you are seeking, skills you wish to use on the job, field or organization
type by which you wish to be employed, or a combination of all of the
above.
Education
This section should include:
• Name of the degree-granting institutions; List most recent first.
• Degree received and major
• Graduation date or projected graduation date, or dates of attendance if a
degree was not completed
• Overseas academic experience
Optional:
• Any minors, specialization or focus areas
• Courses relevant to the position for which you are applying
• Honors and GPA (if they are a strong selling point). Indicate GPA based
on a 4.0 scale.
• Senior research/honors thesis title and brief description
• Freshmen and sophomores can include high school
Experience
List most recent experience first. You should include:
• Title of the position
• Name of the organization and location (city and state)
• Dates, including month and year
• Descriptions of responsibilities beginning with action verbs (avoid phrases such as “duties included”)
• Believable, verifiable accomplishments
• Paid jobs, internships, volunteer community service, academic/extracurricular projects involving teamwork or
leadership, special academic research or honors projects
• You may choose to divide your experience into two or more sections. Possible section headers might include Research
Experience, Teaching Experience, Leadership Experience or Volunteer Experience
Additional Information
This section could include computer skills, languages, volunteer work, sports, and interests. If one of these areas is
relevant to the job, however, you may choose to put it in the “Experience” section. You may also choose to use more
specific section headers such as:
• Skills
• Activities
• Interests
• Honors and Awards
Sample Objectives
• A position as an editorial
assistant.
• Electrical engineering
internship.
• To obtain a position in finance.
• A program coordinator position
in a community organization
working with youth.
• Seeking a position in museum
administration requiring strong
writing skills and a background
in art history.
• To apply decision and systems
analysis to strategic planning
in the telecommunications
industry.
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