Resume guide 2 - Guide to Writing E ?ective and Professional Resumes and Cover Letters RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS Career Center Carleton College Sayles-Hill - go carleton edu career CTable of Contents go carleton edu c Overview of Resume Cover Letter Writi
- Guide to Writing E ?ective and Professional Resumes and Cover Letters RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS Career Center Carleton College Sayles-Hill - go carleton edu career CTable of Contents go carleton edu c Overview of Resume Cover Letter Writing Resumes and a bit about CV ? s Quick Guide to Writing a Resume - Skills Vocabulary List What to Avoid in a Resume Assessing Your Resume Checklist The Cover Letter - Sending the Resume and Cover Letter Recommendations and Letters of Reference Sample Cover Letters - Sample Resumes - COverview of Resume Cover Letter Writing And How to Get Help When you ? re applying for a job or internship your resume will be looked at quickly most likely within seconds and critically This guide is intended to help Carleton students write compelling and e ?ective resumes and cover letters ? Your resume must impress employers the ?rst time they skim through it This means that your resume should look professional be completely free of spelling errors have consistent formatting and style be easy to read and draw attention to relevant experiences ? You will have to write resumes again and again and again so don ? t write just one and forget about it At the very least you should update your resume s after every term with new work experiences new dates of activities and new achievements Even better write several versions of your resume tailored for certain employers or types of positions - a resume for a job teaching middle school students at a summer camp should look di ?erent from a resume for an assistant position at a nonpro ?t in the arts or for a geology research internship Note Along with this guide the Career Center Counselors and Career Advisors CAs are available to help you with your questions about resumes and cover letters Additionally the Career Center has dozens of books for checkout that can help you write e ?ective resumes and cover letters ? Just like resumes cover letters also known as letters of interest should be di ?erent for every job to which you apply A good cover letter will use the strong communication skills you developed through your liberal arts education to make your case to employers that you have the skills they are seeking Cover letters take a good deal of thought and time to achieve the right mix of professionalism and con ?dence that will appeal to hiring managers your resume s CResumes and a bit about CV ? s A resume is a one-page summary for potential employers highlighting relevant aspects of your education experience and other quali ?cations A curriculum vitae or a CV is a more extensive document than a resume and is typically requested for research or educational positions For more information about writing a CV come check out the Career Center library or set up an appointment with one of our counselors What to include in your resume Contact Details ? Your name permanent
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