How to Write a Great Resume and Cover Letter

Today, the average employer only spends 7 seconds skimming your cover letter and resume. How can you quickly and effectively market yourself? In this video, Linda Spencer, assistant director of the Office of Career Services, offers cover letter and resume writing tips to sell yourself and get your foot in the door.

[CheriSPerry]

As an employer who does NOT hire solely from a resume I agree with the 7 second assessment.  I want to quickly see that the candidate pays attention to detail (consistent format, no grammatical errors).  I am also looking for average length of employment.  The BULK of the information used to make my hiring decisions come while reviewing emailed content (is the candidate personable, intelligent and well written), interacting with the candidate during the in person interview (are they on time, dressed for success, knowledgeable about my company and able to answer questions - well spoken).

[Hudoke]

Thank you! someone who is educated in this!!! feeling great now

[juansosa]

Awesome video Linda! Thank you so much!

[easetres]

well shit that resume makes mine look like a 4 year old did it on a play computer.

[eliasmyran]

really helpful for beginners and experienced workers alike

[jaishalba]

This is so hard to achieve especially if you are an undergraduate, with no to little work experience.

[joritsegalee]

Thank you, thank you, and thank you for these videos, this makes me feel about 70% more optimistic about my future interviews. I didn't mention I am 15 and need a job for a car. This gives me hope for a equipped knowledge for success.

[miivaanbajaj]

Thank you for creating such valuable content. This is the best advice on resume writing! God bless this woman.

[happycanadianguy]

This lady has my dream job. I have 10 years of experience as a job finding club facilitator/employment counsellor/office supervisor.

[johnwright-phillips]

Brilliant lecture, direct and concise. I will redo my CV. Thank you so much.

[kirannadukula]

I admire your Succinct explanation. Thanks alot.

[KanalIndonesia]

Thank you so much, this video is so helpful.

[hdxonhc]

I had an aesthetically pleasing resume template, which I really loved. Unfortunately I wasn’t getting any interviews with it... I decided to give this template a shot and I scored on an internship position at fucking Bro wtf

[znhpmud]

What's the point of listing on job boards if employers primarily offer jobs through networking, as this seems highly inefficient for both parties.

[albinvarghese]

Can you make a video about cover letter?

[ambroseakpobe]

is there any difference between motivational letter and a cover letter?

[chassanders]

Here is my issue with "quantifying results and accomplishments", everyone does not have the experience in sales or management to have numbers. Plenty of sample resumes include that. That isn't good. However, being the creative person that I am, I may do a blog strictly for those of us who have no experience in sales and management.

[ab]

I'm finishing up writing a cover letter and a resume for a position I'm applying for, I have a question. Since the cover letter is the letter that the employer sees before flipping the page to my resume, do I have to include my contact information on both the cover letter and the resume? Meaning at the top of my cover letter the contact, email and address is listed and then the exact same format and contact information is on the resume at the top as the cover letter as well? Should I only include my contact, email and address on the cover letter and not on the resume portion or do I need this same information on both documents? Seems redundant... :S

[vjmcsjq]

It's an employers market. I've this format of a resume, but I'm 53 and I've been jobless for 1 1/2 months. I was terminated after 7 years with a fortune 500 company (HD) with top pay and several awards. D.O.L. gave me my unemployment that week because of the reason they put on the separation notice. I want a Job now, but my funds are very low. I was replaced by 2 1/2 part timers with no experience. How should I take all of my wisdom and knowledge and put it into a resume according to the job

[smzahir]

Ma’am, could u plz share a link with me where can I find some CV and cover letter template. If possible then send me the soft copy of the CV the one you showed in your video. many thanks.