{"id":4792,"date":"2009-09-14T22:12:09","date_gmt":"2009-09-14T22:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2025-02-20T02:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:00:43","slug":"resumes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/resources\/resumes","title":{"rendered":"Resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A resume is a brief, concise document that presents and effectively sells your most relevant and positive credentials for employment, admission to graduate school, consideration for a scholarship or fellowship, or other professional purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to write a resume<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective resume features strong content in a complementary form. The purpose of a resume is to motivate the reader to want to learn more about you in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/career-services\/resumes\/how-to-write-a-resume\">Resume writing guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/Action-Verbs-List-Career-Services.docx\">Action verbs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/11\/What-How-Why-STAR-Method-Guide-1-003.pdf\">What How Why STAR Method Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resume types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample resumes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/General-UPDATED-1-3.docx\">General resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Applying-to-Your-Major-Resume.pdf\">Applying to your major resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Internship-UPDATED-1-1.docx\">Internship resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Recent-Graduate-Resume.pdf\">Recent graduate resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Career-Change-Resume.pdf\">Career change resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/International-Resume.pdf\">International resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Veteran-Resume-1.pdf\">Veteran resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Accounting.pdf\">Accounting resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Business-Resume.pdf\">Business resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Education-UPDATED-2.docx\">Education resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Health-Studies-UPDATED-5.docx\">Health resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Technical-UPDATED-1.docx\">Technical resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/Tech-Masters-Resume.pdf\">Technical masters resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/06\/CV-CareerGuide.pdf\">Curriculum Vitae (CV)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Optimizing your resume with Jobscan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When applying for internships or jobs, employers may likely use application tracking systems (ATS) to scan resumes for key words or phrases to see how well it matches their job description. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/resources\/free-career-tools\">Jobscan<\/a> is a free to use tool that allows users to upload their resume and scan it to how well it matches a job you are applying for, along with tips to improve it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell students, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/resources\/free-career-tools\">select and log in to Jobscan<\/a> with your UW credentials on the Free Career Tools page to try it out today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more resume samples and tips, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.uconnectlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/05\/Career-Guide-2018-19.pdf\">UW Career Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overview of Resumes\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/824836773?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bullet-Points: How to describe your experience in your resume<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tech Resumes 101\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/824833571?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Technical Resumes 101<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resumes for International Students\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/824836583?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Resumes for international students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your LinkedIn profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use your resume to kickstart the content of <a href=\"\/career-services\/networking\/linkedin-tips\">your LinkedIn profile<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A resume is a brief, concise document that presents and effectively sells your most relevant and positive credentials for employment, admission to graduate school, consideration for a scholarship or fellowship, or other professional purpose. 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