Getting Started on Your Resume
- Get Your Experience on Paper
- Use one of our Resume Templates to start building a resume draft
- Review resume samples for your industry interest area
- Refine for Your Audience
- Read the job description and ensure the information you include on your resume is relevant to your audience
- Include action verbs that connect to the job description
- Polish and Share
- Write results-driven bullet points
- Upload your resume to VMock for immediate feedback
- Share your resume with a CPD Career Coach, CPD Peer Advisor, professors, or friends for feedback
Getting Started on Your Cover Letter
- Read the Job Description
- Highlight the key skills that the employer is seeking for the role
- Brainstorm the value that you could bring to their team from your experience and background
- Outline Your Cover Letter
- Decide what stories to tell in your body paragraphs based on the job description
- Check out our Example Cover Letter
- Get writing!
- Use our Cover Letter Guide to start writing your cover letter
- Write your body paragraphs using the STAR method
- Review our Cover Letter Do’s & Don’ts
- Polish and Share
- Share your cover letter with a CPD Career Coach, CPD Peer Advisor, professors, or friends for feedback
