Featured Resources
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- Cypress Resume offers editable job statements based on industry (minimal formatting)
- Peterson’s Test and Career Prep offers a variety of templates and prompts for creating eye-catching resumes. Free account required.
- Tech-Talk articles about resume writing and resume formatting (username and password are both colonie)
Just Getting Started?
- Here is an optional overview of the resume writing process with some details that may be helpful.
- Use this resume worksheet to gather the information you need.
Looking for the Right Words?
- Cypress Resume offers pre-written job statements based on industry
- Here is a list of action verbs and adjectives that work well on resumes
- This skills list may help to prompt you
- Here some AI prompts that can help with resume writing
Final Checks
- It shouldn’t matter, but the nicer the format of your resume, the more positive feelings it generates. Try a resume template from Peterson’s to wow them!
- Always have another person proofread your resume for spelling, grammar, and clarity. Software checks aren’t reliable enough.
- Save it as a PDF to preserve formatting and ensure it can be opened by all recipients
- Give it a professional name, like JaneDoe_Resume.pdf