Resume and CV Guide
What's a resume?
A resume is a concise document that summarizes your background, and is tailored to your purpose, which could be to seek an internship, a post-graduation job, admission to graduate school, etc. Your resume is just one element in your process of applying for jobs or grad school; along with your cover letter it is a critical tool as employers screen applicants for interviews.
What's a CV?
A curriculum vitae (definition and singular and plural forms on Merrian-Webster) is a document that gives much more detail (than does a resume) about your academic and professional accomplishments. Also referred to as a CV, it is most often used for academic or research positions, whereas resumes are the preferred documents in business and industry.
Content
It's the most important thing! It tells your story.
Format, samples
Package your content for both the human eye and for employer Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
- Formats, samples, including understanding Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and how this relates to creating your resume.
- Length
- Federal internship and job search resumes
- Curriculum vitae
Things not to do
- Common resume mistakes
- Biggest mistakes seen on resumes, and how to fix them, from a Google executive.
- Words to strike from your resume, The Muse.com.
- Don't pay someone to write your resume
Submitting your resume / other documents
Advising and reviews
You are unique. We're here to help you work out the best way to showcase who you are.
- Review yourself: avoid common resume mistakes
- Resume reviews: advising
- Should you pay someone to write your resume? (Short answer: no)