Résumés and Cover Letters

Follow these important steps to prepare for your job or internship search!
1. Résumés
2. Cover Letters

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Steps to Beginning Your Job Search

1. RESUMES: Whether you have a résumé in progress or are just starting out, find out how you can create an effective résumé!

Need to create your résumé?

Already have a résumé?

1. Review information on résumés writing: Résumé Contents Résumé Writing PowerPoint 2. Develop your résumé using the Résumé Builder. You must first register for a HireMason account. Log-in to HireMason and search for the “Résumé Builder”. 3. Have your résumé critiqued. Options include: Assess your own résumé using the Résumé Checklist Participate in a résumé writing workshop Get résumé feedback from an employer at the Employer Résumé Clinic Get your résumé reviewed by career consultant in person or online.

1. Have your résumé critiqued. Options include: Assess your own résumé using the Résumé Checklist Participate in a résumé writing workshop Get résumé feedback from an employer at the Employer Résumé Clinic Get your résumé reviewed by career consultant in person.

 

Résumé Samples for School of Management Majors
These samples serve as a guide for you to develop your own, unique résumé. Your résumé should be an individual representation of your knowledge, skills, and accomplishments. You are encouraged to look at the samples for any major to find a model that is best suited for you.

Accounting Sample #1 - Seeking internship; campus involvement & no professional experience; features class projects
Accounting Sample #2 - Seeking FT position with internship experience

Finance Sample #1 - Features Qualifications Summary and professional experience
Finance Sample #2 - Seeking internship with some work experience and campus leadership

Information Systems & Operations Management Sample #1 - Seeking FT position; campus involvement & no professional experience; features class projects
Information Systems & Operations Management Sample #2 - Seeking FT position with related work experience

Management Sample #1 - Features Skills Summary and professional experience
Management Sample #2 - Seeking FT position with related and campus leadership experience

Marketing Sample #1 - Seeking FT position with some experience; features class projects
Marketing Sample #2 - Seeking FT position with related experience; features skills summary

School of Management Career Services Library Resources
The School of Management Career Services Library is located in the Office of Academic and Career Services, Enterprise Hall, Suite 008. The following resources assist students with résumé writing.

Books
Résumés for Banking and Financial Careers
The KSA Workbook and The KSA Sampler
Résumé Guide that Knock ‘em Dead
101 Best Résumés to Sell Yourself
Résumé Guide for $100,000+ Executive Jobs
eRésumés: Everything you need to know about using electronic résumés
The Career Change Résumé
Your First Résumé
Ace the IT Résumé

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2. COVER LETTERS: A cover letter gives you the opportunity to communicate to a potential employer why your skills and experience would make you the ideal candidate for a position!

Writing your cover letter
Cover Letter Tips and Information
Workshop Calendar

Have your cover letter reviewed by a career consultant
Individual Appointments and Walk-in Advising

School of Management Career Services Library Resources
Enterprise Hall, Suite 008.

Books
Cover Letter Magic
Cover Letters that Knock ‘em Dead
The Encyclopedia of Business Letters, Fax Memos and Email
Résumés for Banking and Financial Careers (Contains sample cover letters)

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