Alumni: Document Development
Resume
Once you are ready to make a move, the first tangible step is to create or update your resume. As a career changer it is important that your resume fully expresses the skills that you will be bringing to your new position. In addition, if you still have any information on your resume about coursework or project work from college, you will probably want to remove it. Remember the resume may be their first way that a prospective employer learns about you so you want it to be clear, concise and highlight your many skills and talents. For more information on resume writing, please refer to the following articles:
Resume Writing - by the Career Services Center
QuintCareers' "Career Changers' Most Powerful Resume and Cover-Letter Tool: Transferable Skills" is a guided help for a strong Career Changer's resume. Fill in the blanks help distinguish objective statements and accomplishment oriented statements. Touches upon the importance of an excellent cover letter, and addressing the career change within the cover letter.
Wall Street Journal: The Six Cardinal Rules Of Resume Writing
QuintCareers: Resume Sites
Cover Letters
See our cover letter page.
Curriculum Vitaes
Can you explain the difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae? Do you know which organizations prefer a vitae or what needs to be represented on it? Many employers, especially in academia will request a curriculum via over a resume and there are very distinct differences between the two. See our CV page for more.
Thank You Letters and Other Job Search Letters
Wall Street Journal: Write a Thank-You Letter That Helps Clinch an Offer
Portfolios
See our page on portfolios.
