How to Create a Resume and Cover Letter

Resume Tips

• Use clear, easy-to-read formatting with heading and contact information
• Include education information that highlights achievement (GPA, honors) and pertains to skills and capabilities
• Make sure each line demonstrates your value proposition
• Describe experiences organized from most recent to least recent, while trying to position the most important or most relevant ones higher on the page
• Highlight specific actions that show leadership ability, professional/technical skills, etc.- and quantify whenever possible
• Describe impact and achievement, not companies or organizations
• Showcase any other relevant skills, honors, activities, interests (if appropriate)

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Cover Letter Tips

• Demonstrate targeted interest and industry knowledge/awareness
• Show a good understanding of the job description (use keywords in the cover letter)
• Highlight how you would be a great fit for the job with relevant examples spaecific to the position
• Describe your clear value proposition, with the most relevant skills and capabilities backed up by specific action-driven experience
• Use professional, formal language with a confident tone

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