Resume Guide
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Resume Guide Content
- Inventory your experience
- Identify your skills
- Match your experience and skills with an employer’s needs
- Organize your resume effectively
- Creating your draft
- Ask for comments on your resume
- Evaluate your resume
References
Obtain references from persons who will support your statements and confirm your skills.
Action Verbs
These verbs can be especially helpful in describing experiences and emphasizing accomplishments.
Cover Letters
The Resume On-Line
Tips for preparing a resume for e-mail or internet submission.
Resume Examples
See resume samples from current and recent K-State students.
Job Search Letter Examples
See sample letters for application, prospecting, networking, thank you, acceptance, withdrawal, and rejection.
Optimal Resume
Use Optimal Resume to create, present and manage your resume. The web-based, interactive system provides a step-by-step approach with many options and examples. You can also create your own personal resume website.