Preparing Resumes & Cover Letters

Resume Critique Service

It is highly recommended that you have your resume and cover letters critiqued by Career Advancement Center Staff. 

• Email the Document(s): (Word Document, not PDF or Canva) or drop it off at the Career Advancement Center, lower level of the Campus Center.
• Critiques take up to 5 business days, but may take longer during busy times of year, such as the week before a career fair.

Getting Started

• Download the Resume and Cover Letter Guide for best practices and samples.
• RESUME BASICS – the do’s and don’ts of resume writing.
• DO NOT USE PRE-MADE RESUME TEMPLATES – Create your resume in Microsoft Word.
  Pre-made templates include tables which applicant tracking software cannot read.
• Sample Cover Letter.pdf
• Sample Resume (Basic template)
• Executive Summary Resume
• Accounting Internship Resume.pdf
• Accounting Resume Entry Level.pdf
• Biology Sample Resume.pdf
• Business Resume
• Computer Science Resume
• English Resume
• Federal Government Resume
• Health Sciences Resume
• Accelerated Nursing Resume.pdf
• Traditional Nursing Resume Example
• Political Science Resume
• Psychology Resume
• Teaching Resume 1.pdf
• Teaching Resume 2.pdf

Additional Services

• Attend a resume workshop presented by the Career Center.
• Resume AI – Big Interview: The Big Interview site also has resume AI, Big RESUME you can use to submit your resume for review and receive practical feedback to evaluate it.
• After you’ve had your resume critiqued by Career Center staff, upload your resume to Handshake where you will use it to apply for jobs, internships and on-campus recruiting opportunities.