The Resume
A well-crafted resume is essential in marketing yourself. It should be organized and visually appealing, effectively identify your skills, demonstrate your productivity, and motivate employers to extend an interview.
OptimalResume and Cover Letter
OptimalResume & Cover Letter work together to help you create a resume and/or cover letter. The site is appropriate for all levels of experience, offers a wide variety of formats and samples, and is easy to use and always available!
Please note: Our OptimalResume resource is transitioning to the SkillsFirst platform at the end of August. Returning users will sign in with their current OptimalResume email and password and their resumes and cover letters will automatically be imported to SkillsFirst. New users will create a new account.
Additional Resources:
- Resume PowerPoint
- Action Verbs for Your Resume
- Online Resume Video (University of New Haven)
- Writing Tutorial
- How Does Your Résumé Score?
The Interview
For most people, the interview experience can be very intimidating. We're here to calm your nerves. The key to successful interviewing is preparation!
- Interview Techniques
- The Big Interview - Learn and practice your interview skills. You must register with your Hawk email account.