This page equips students with the tools needed to navigate professional job searches and build a strong personal brand. While the examples below offer excellent inspiration and formatting guidelines, they are not intended to be “copy-and-paste” templates. Use them to craft application documents that uniquely reflect your personal voice, activities, and strengths.
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Resumes
Resume Content
A resume for a college student is a concise document summarizing academic qualifications, extracurricular achievements, and relevant experience. Employers use it to evaluate candidates for internships, part-time jobs, or entry-level roles. The goal of the resume is to land an interview.
Resume Samples
The following resume samples are provided to help you develop your personal strategy and approach to professional branding. Please note that these are for inspiration only and should not be used as copy-and-paste templates. Your application documents should highlight your unique strengths, experiences, and activities, and truly reflect your authentic voice.
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Tips for Student Athletes and Military
Consider including these transferable skills in your summary, on your resume, cover letters, LinkedIn, and while interviewing.
Resume Videos and Tutorials
Online Profiles
LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional networking platform. It functions as an interactive, digital resume where individuals showcase their career history, skills, and accomplishments. It is also used by businesses for recruiting, marketing, and lead generation.
Handshake Profile
A completed Handshake profile is crucial for college students because it boosts recruiter visibility鈥攎aking you up to 5 times more likely to be contacted directly by employers. It trains the platform’s AI to deliver highly relevant job recommendations and increases your chances of securing competitive internships and on-campus positions.
Additional Career Resources
Cover Letters
A cover letter is a one-page document sent alongside your resume to introduce yourself to an employer or admissions committee. It bridges the gap between your academic background and the role you are applying for, showing exactly why your skills make you a great fit.
CVs
A CV (Curriculum Vitae) is a comprehensive, detailed document outlining your entire academic and professional background. Unlike a standard job resume, a CV has no strict length limit and focuses heavily on education, research, publications, and scholarships.
Portfolios
A portfolio is a curated, dynamic collection of your academic projects, creative works, and professional achievements. Rather than simply listing your skills on a r茅sum茅, a portfolio provides tangible proof of your abilities, growth, and work ethic to future employers, graduate schools, or faculty committees.
Interviewing
An interview is a formal evaluation where employers assess a student’s academic background, skills, and potential to determine if they are a mutual fit for an internship, co-op, or entry-level role.