Even before you leave college, you'll need to know how to craft a resume and the cover letter that's typically expected to accompany your resume for higher-paid professional positions.

Students often need a resume when applying for jobs to help them get through college, for scholarships, for internships, etc., as well as for when they're graduated and looking for a position in their chosen career or field of interest. 

Thus, for this class, I require that you create a resume and cover letter. The attached formats provide you with a starting point. 

NOTE: Sometimes students already have or would like to use the resume formats that come with Microsoft Word or other software programs, etc. I discourage these in general and do not accept them for this particular class assignment. You should know that they are easily recognizable as common/generic formats, which can turn off readers who view use of them as too common or even too lazy. 

Thus, I require that you download and follow the formats I provide here:

  1. Resume Format

  2. Cover Letter Format


You have a few choices for developing your resume and letter of application: You may draft them as if you're applying for one of the following:

Attached are past application forms for EOP and peer mentoring so you can see the job responsibilities; to obtain current forms, contact Campus Activities.