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Click to edit Master title style
Résumés and Cover
Letters
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title
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Résumé
Tips
Length
KEEP TO ONE PAGE
Format
 One inch margins throughout
 Bold and italicize to help appear more readable
 Use easy to read font (Times New Roman)
 Make header larger than the body text
 Use bullet points
Prioritize these with the first one being the most
important
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Master
title style
How
to Make
it Stand
Out
Use “Action Words”
 Start each bullet with an action verb
 Analyzed, integrated, forecasted, negotiated, etc…
What goes where?
 Education at top
 Rule of thumb for GPA: include if it is above 3.0
 Professional Experience is next
 Company name and your role below it (see example)
 Include these action verbs here!
 Leadership and Extracurricular Activities comes last
 What do you do outside of just the classroom (MSUFA)
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Specific
to title
the Job
 Use clues from the job description
 Job calls for teamwork  show teamwork
 Analytical?  make it clear that you have
experiences that show that you are!
 Use numbers to describe accomplishments
 Led a team of “six”…
 Include an “Additional” section
 Add anything that makes you unique
 Do you speak another language?
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Master
title style
Cover
Letters
 First paragraph
 Explain what position you are interested in and why
you are right for the job
 Keep it short and to the point
 Second paragraph
 How can you contribute to the company
 What accomplishments have shown you are right
for this job
 Last paragraph
Thank them for reading and include contact info
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Every Monday from 11:30 am to 12:20 and Tuesdays
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm you can attend a Quality Resume
Writing Workshop in the Lear Center
Quick Resume Reviews: Thursday, Sept. 22 from noon to
3:00 in the hallways of the business college (by
employers)
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