Résumé & Cover Letter Writing
Résumé & Cover Letter Writing Resources
Tips for Writing Your Résumé
Writing and updating your résumé is a life-long endeavor. The foundation you create in college will serve you throughout your employment journey, so take time to get the early version just right.
Get Started with Cover Letters
Your cover letter, carefully tailored to the position for which you’re applying, may ultimately be more important than even your résumé. Learn how to write these essential documents with care.
Curating Your Résumé
At the end of four years at Grinnell, your résumé will reflect a variety of experiences. For your own reference, keep a growing résumé file that includes ALL of your experiences. This will be a lifelong practice that will make creating a customizable résumé much easier.
Don’t Neglect Thank You Notes
Writing thank you notes goes beyond the handmade card you sent to a relative after receiving a gift. While that relative would most likely love to hear from you, thank you notes are an important part of the application/interview process, whether for jobs, internships, scholarships, graduate school application, or academic pursuits.
Your resume is where you get to show employers all you’ve done and can do, including work experience, education, internships, volunteering, certifications and awards, and your skills. Understanding the right job skills for a resume requires a mix of pulling …
How Graduates Can Write a Resume with No Experience
Securing the best possible role after college or university is a top priority for any recent graduate. You didn’t study hard for all those years to settle for second best. But …
The Pros and Cons of a Video Resume
A video resume is a high risk / high reward job search tactic.
It is a supplemental approach that is increasingly welcomed by major employers (many of whom use video questions as part …
