Need help with your resume? You’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re starting from scratch or reworking an old copy, we can teach you how to build a résumé that will impress potential employers. Our staff is available to offer guidance on the experience and skills that you should include in your resume.
Review sample résumés
Not sure what a résumé should look like? Check out our examples based on academic area:
Sample Resume (Social Science)
We can help you present your best self by creating a resume that is specific to your skills and experience.
Federal Resume Webinar
The process and conventions of preparing and submitting a resume for a job with the federal government through usajobs.gov differs from traditional resumes for other kinds of opportunities. To learn more about how to create a resume to optimize your application for a position through usajobs.gov, please review this Federal Resume Workshop webinar.
Helpful Tips
Working on your resume? Keep these tips in mind:
A resume should:
- Emphasize accomplishments.
- Use numbers, percentages, frequencies, and volumes when possible.
- Use action words.
- Be divided into a few logical categories.
- List experience in reverse chronological order.
- Be selective.
- Be error-free.
- Provide contact information.
- Be visually appealing.
- Be no more than one page.
A resume shouldn’t:
- Exaggerate your skills or experiences.
- List irrelevant coursework/experience.
- Use abbreviations.
- Include experience from high school after your first year in college, unless specifically relevant.
- Use colored paper, pictures, images or unusual fonts.