A resume is a summary of your skills, experience, and achievements. Your resume is often your first contact with a potential employer, and its goal is to get you a job interview. For it to do this effectively, it needs to be properly formatted, well-written, and targeted towards the specific job you are applying for.

Learn more about resumes and cover letters.

Workshops and Tutorials

• Resume and Cover Letter Essentials   view calendar
  Do you have little or no knowledge in preparing a resume or cover letter? In this workshop, you will learn how to design an effective resume and cover letter. No preparation is required before attending.


• CV and Cover Letter (Masters and PhDs)   download    view calendar    
  For Graduate Students applying for academic positions. This workshop will help you format and organize your c.v. and cover letter to market yourself to academic, research or post-doctoral positions.


• CV Tutorial (for Masters and PhDs)    view calendar
  Applying to academic positions (example: Assistant/Associate Professor; TA; Post-Docs, RA)?. Bring your CV and a job posting to this interactive session to analyze the components of your CV and assess it's overall effectiveness.


• Resume Tutorial    view calendar
  This is an opportunity for students to bring in questions about their resumes in an interactive environment. Tutorials are offered weekly.

Online Resource

is a comprehensive, web-based application for you to create, present, and manage your resume and cover letter to market your skills, experiences and competencies to achieve maximum results. This online tool will help you build your best resume and cover letter, saving you significant time in the completion, and is available to you 24/7. This application allows you to choose from thousands of different resume and letter styles and to change the look of your work search documents within a few clicks.