Résumés

Explore the following links and handouts to help develop your résumé . Career counselors are available to assist in creating and critiquing your résumé. Call the Center for Career and Calling at (206) 281-2485 to make an appointment.

A résumé is an advertisement; your personal billboard developed to market your skills and abilities. There is no "right" way to write a résumé but there are guidelines to follow when constructing one:

Format the résumé for easy reading; it is typically digested in 10-20 seconds

• Clearly demonstrate that your strengths and experience match the job requirements
• Specifically tailor your résumé for each job
• Remember it's a summary, not a historical document
• Avoid templates or résumé wizards; they take up too much space and constrict your editing abilities

SPU Center for Career and Calling Resources
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• Résumé Webinar (Vimeo)
• Résumé Quick Guide
• Action Verb Lists (Use both!)
• CCC Action Verb List
• Quintessential Careers Action Verb List
• Résumé Writing Tips
• Electronic Résumé
• Résumé Tutorial (power-point)

Résumé & CV Samples:

Please note that these résumés are just examples for a variety of majors. They are not meant to be prescriptions for exactly how to write your résumé. Please take a look at the other samples for ideas to incorporate into your own.

• Biology Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Communication Résumé Sample (PDF)
• English Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Global Development Studies Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Résumé Sample #1(PDF)
• Résumé Sample #2(PDF)
• Résumé Sample #3(PDF)
• Résumé Sample #4(PDF)
• Résumé Sample #5(PDF)
• Résumé Sample #6(PDF)
• Résumé Sample #7(PDF)
• Teacher Résumé Sample (PDF)
• CV Sample (Word)

Additional Resources

Electronic Résumé Tips

Professional recruiter tips to assist you in getting your electronic résumé noticed faster and more often in web-based database queries.

Résumé Edge
Review 'before and after' résumés for various industries.

Preparing a Curriculum Vitae: Proven Success Strategies
Discover the differences between a general résumé and a Curriculum Vitae

Free sample Curriculum Vitas

Personal Branding - Résumé Blog
Navigating you to your future success!

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