13.7: Create Your Own Résumé and Cover Letter
Open this interactive document and click on each of the sections to review the purpose of each element of a résumé. Be sure to click on and read all of the following sections: "Contact Information," "Objective," "Experience," "Education," and "Honors and Activities."
Use the Purdue Owl Sample Resumes to develop your own resume, based on the information you have learned in this unit. You may find that the other resume resources listed along the left side of the webpage are also helpful. Once you have developed a rough draft of your resume, it is very important that you ask several knowledgeable people to review it for you, such as a career counselor, a supervisor at your current job, or a person with experience in business.
Use the Purdue Owl Resources to create a cover letter for a job posting you are interested in. Work through all five light orange tabs on the left side of the page, entitled, "Cover Letter Headings," "Addressing Cover Letters," "Cover Letter Introductions," Cover Letter Body Paragraphs," and Cover Letter Closings."
As you read through each tab, create that section of your own letter, using information about the actual company and job you are interested in. Just like your resume, it is a good idea to have a knowledgeable person review your first few cover letters, until you have mastered this skill.