Research Guides: Career & Employment Resources: Resume/CV, Cover Letters & Interviewing

Writing Resumes and Cover Letters

Resume Types:

CHRONOLOGICAL: This the most common resume, which highlights your work employment history. It lists your education and experience in reverse order, starting with your current or most recent job.
FUNCTIONAL: This resume highlights your transferable skills and experience that are most relevant to an employer. Ideal for career changers or those with gaps in their employment history.

Examples of resume formats, courtesy of American University.
See also The Resume Guide by CareerOneStop.

Cover Letter Examples from resumecoach.com
Tips and examples from ResumeCoach.com
Cover Letter Guide
16 page PDF with cover letter basics and samples. Courtesy of BU Center for Career Development.
Downloadable Resume Templates
Available as a .docx or .pdf files. Courtesy of Southeastern Louisiana University.
Resume Guide and Samples
Sample documents are provided as PDFs and editable Word format. Courtesy of University of Iowa, Pomerantz Career Center.
Build a Better Resume with Action Verbs [PDF]
Action verbs give your resume power and direction. Click the link to find a list of action verbs to use in your resume and cover letters. Courtesy of Boston College.
185 Powerful Action Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome
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WRITING COVER LETTERS & RESUMES

Expert Resumes for Career Changers
Call Number: HF5383 .E47875 2010
This collection of resumes is aimed at people who are transitioning from one career to another. 180 pages of sample resumes provided.
Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions
Call Number: HF5383 .E47885 2010
A collection of 180 professionally written resumes aimed at service members who are leaving the military and looking for a civilian job. This book gives resume strategies and resumes specifically written for people making the leap back into the private sector.
Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads
Call Number: HF5383 .K867 2012
Discusses skills and attributes that are valuable in the workplace, provides tips on job searching and writing cover letters and résumés, and offers sample résumés for different categories of people.
Blue Collar Resumes: Expert Resumes for Dirty Jobs, and Clean Ones, Too
Call Number: HF5383 .P733 2012
Now you can identify and effectively market your skills and abilities to land the job you want; includes a special section of resume examples for military veterans returning to the workforce.
Real-Resumes for Social Work and Counseling Jobs
Call Number: HF5383 .R3962 2002
In this book you will find resumes and cover letters of people who wish to enter the social work field, advance in it, or exit into new careers. You will gain insights into how to transition social work and counseling experience to other types of work.
Step-by-Step Cover Letters: Build a Cover Letter in 10 Easy Steps Using Personal Branding
Call Number: HF5383 .S247 2011
This book uses a foolproof system of paragraph starters and an overall framework to help readers easily build outstanding cover letters that will get interviews and job offers.
Step-by-Step Resumes: Build an Outstanding Resume in 10 Easy Steps!, Second Edition
Call Number: HF5383 .S25 2011
This how-to workbook is the easiest way to create a winning resume no writing required. By filling in the blanks, checking the relevant boxes, and pasting in prewritten "Resume Clip Bullets", readers can pull together an effective resume with ease.
Resume 101: A Student and Recent Grad Guide to Crafting Résumés and Cover Letters that Land Jobs
Call Number: HF5383 .S3275 2012
Minimal job experience? No problem!

The Interview

Interview Tips
CareerOneStop
Tips for a Successful Interview
Career services at University of North Georgia.
Tips for Jobseekers: Employment Interviewing
Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Project Management Office.
Employment Interviewing Tips (PDF)
"Seizing the opportunity and the job." Information provided by Occupational Outlook Quarterly.

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