Resumes
Do you use templates? Full sentences? Stress only your paid work? Then you are missing opportunities to describe your liberal arts education!
Learn more before you send out your resume.
First Year Students or Internship Candidates:
- See Resume 101 for guidelines and for resume and cover letter examples.
- If you're a sophomore or junior, try Resume 2.0 for more ideas.
- Use this Resume Tutorial to learn to develop a professional resume.
Upperclass Students:
- "Developing Your Resume" will help you write a more effective resume.
- Try the Resume Tutorial
- Take the Resume Readiness Quiz
- JobStar Central offers excellent resources for resume and cover letters.
- Create scannable resumes with effective keywords
Get help with your resume to make your qualifications clearer!
- Attend a resume workshop, offered monthly
- Upload your resume into your Hiram CareerNet account.where it will be reviewed before it is added to the database.
- Bring a rough draft to “Resume Drop In Hours” in the Career Center
- Call the Career Center at ext. 5131/ or email careercenter@hiram.edu to schedule an appointment.