Résumés and Cover Letters
Cover Letter Sample – Word, Cover Letter Sample – PDF
Use this as a guide to get started on your cover letter – be sure to customize for each application.
New Résumé Worksheet
A great place to get started – identify things you may want to include in your résumé.
Résumé Sample – Word, Resume Sample – PDF
A sample résumé with plenty of layout options and flexibility.
For those who prefer using a template. Log in at College Central and click manage my résumé. Use the résumé building tool to add content, choose your layout, and save to .pdf file and/or print. Choose if you want employers to view your résumé – Word version can be uploaded here as well.
Cover Letter & Résumé Tips
- Customize every cover letter and résumé for the position to which you are applying
- Highlight your best information on the top 1/2 to 3/4 of the page – focus on experience relating to position
- Don’t use more that two graphic elements at a time (bold, italics)
- Use bullets
- Begin each bullet with an action verb
- Don’t use first person pronouns (I, me, etc.)
- Stay away from periods – use concise fragments with commas and semicolons
- Remain consistent with your tense, punctuation, capitalization, etc.
- Quantify as much as possible (increase in sales, percentile rank in class, number of customers served)
- If E-mailing, use .pdf file; if mailing, use high quality resume paper
- Proofread thoroughly and have someone else review for spelling, grammar and punctuation
Finding Opportunities
EMU’s Online Jobs Board
Create and upload your résumé and/or portfolio so employers can find you; view jobs posted to EMU and also to the national jobs board
EMU’s Eclassifieds
Look in the help wanted section for opportunities
Join EMU’s Alumni Association and other groups in your field, make connections and network with people you know, view jobs board and see who you know is connected with jobs in which you have interest
Personal Networking
Talk with everyone you know about the type of employment you are seeking – parents, friends, professors, church members, etc.
Chamber of Commerce
Locate the chamber of commerce in your geographical location of interest and search companies for openings