How to Write a Résumé

All majors and experience levels should start with our résumé writing guides.

 How to Write a Résumé (PDF)

Résumé Writing for Adults and Experienced Students (PDF)

Sample Résumés

Some majors and experience levels require specialized resumes, so we've included examples of those as well. All samples are in PDF format.
 

First-Year Résumés 

Functional Résumés 

Adult and Experienced Résumés 

Education 

Non-degree Education Licensure Program 

Music Education 

Music Industry 

Music Performance 

Music Technology

Nursing (with clinical summary only)  

Nursing (with preceptorship details; remainder clinical summary) 

Nursing (with clinical details) 

Nursing (two-page with clinical details and study abroad) 

Theatre 

Portfolios

Many students (especially Public Relations, Education and Art) also need a portfolio of their work to accompany their résumé. Take a look at our portfolio guide (PDF).

Making a PDF Résumé

Make sure that employers see your resume exactly the way you want - send it as a PDF. If you don't have the ability to create a PDF on your computer, use one of these free resources.

CutePDF 

www.freepdfconvert.com/ 

http://www.primopdf.com/