The suggestions that follow are based on several years of experience with the recruiting process and employer feedback. Most rules for a good resume are not set in stone, but are strong guidelines. There is no one “right” way to write a resume. Employers have different opinions on what they prefer; therefore, it is important for your resume to best highlight your skills and interests.
Resume Review Checklist
This checklist helps you review your resume to include all the necessary components of a great resume.
Cover Letters
Effective cover letters convey a sense of purpose, project enthusiasm for the position or program, and demonstrate your knowledge of the employer or graduate program’s goals and needs.
Action Word Phrases
Action word phrases give substance to your resume by showing rather than telling. Learn how to write effective action word phrases.
The PAR Method
The PAR Method is an easy to use formula for creating bulleted action word phrases.
Action Words
A comprehensive list of action words to help you write action word phrases.
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) & Your Resume
Applicant Tracking Systems are Artificial Intelligence (AI) based software programs that scan your application documents looking for keywords that the organization highlights before a human looks at them.
Curriculum Vitae Guide
A curriculum vitae (also referred to as a CV) is a type of resume that tends to have a more academic focus. For those applying to certain graduate programs, medical school, and academic and research positions, a CV would likely be the best fit.
Sample Resumes & Guides by Topic
View sample resumes and guides by topic. We’ll add more by field of interest as we create them.
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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
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Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.