Books from the ABAC Baldwin Library
Creating Your Resume
A resume is a “snapshot” of who you are and your accomplishments. It brings together your education, work experience, skills, achievements, and other useful information in an easy to read format. The purpose of a resume is to emphasize your best qualities with the goal of securing an interview.
Your resume is completely customizable. You choose what headings to include and in what order to place them.
View the following links for guidance to help you create and customize your resume:
- Purdue OWL: Resumes and Vitas
- Resources on page design and usability
- The Purdue OWL Writing Lab / Purdue University
- Resumes
- Resume and Cover Letter Guide
- Career Services at Princeton University
- How to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume
- Step by step guide on how to build your resume
- The Rockport Institute
- CareerOneStop
- Answers to common resume questions
- Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
- Best College Resumes
- Advice on the best way to create your resume
- CollegeGrad
- How to Write a Resume
- Tips from industry professionals
- The Wall Street Journal
- How to Fine-Tune Your Resume
- Guidance on buzzwords and making a plan
- The Wall Street Journal
Resume Examples
Use the following links to view completed sample resumes. Look at the format, headings, margin spacing, word selection and other techniques to decide what is best for your resume.
- Chronological Format Resume
- Functional Format Resume
- Skills Format Resume
- Purdue OWL Writing Lab / Purdue University