Resume & Cover Letter Writing Resources

Resume Guide

A resume is a targeted summation of your education, skills, and experience. A great resume is easy to scan, highlights …

Cover Letter Guide

A cover letter is a formal business letter that complements your resume by illustrating how your interests & experience relate …

Technical Skills by Major

This list represents skills you may have acquired by the completion of your degree program.   

Action Verbs

This resource provides lists of action verbs by category. Use action verbs to write effective bullet points on your resume.

Cover Letter Rubric

This rubric outlines the differences between an excellent cover letter and one that needs improvement. Use this rubric to get …

Cover Letter Worksheet

Use this “worksheet” to set up the structure of your cover letter and begin brainstorming content. Look carefully at the …

Sometimes keeping a resume to one page seems like an impossible task, but there are ways to do it. The …

Resume Grammar Guide

Resume writing requires special consideration of both grammar and spelling. Carelessness with word choice can be reason enough for a …

Transferable Skills

During the beginning stages of hiring, many employers, especially in the STEM fields, are focused on hard skills (i.e., specific, …