{"id":17435,"date":"2018-10-23T17:38:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T21:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.campbell.edu\/?page_id=17435"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:36:27","slug":"resumes-cover-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.campbell.edu\/students\/career-services\/students-alumni\/resumes-cover-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumes &amp; Cover Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Producing a good resume and a well written cover letter is a basic requirement for a successful job search. Career Services is here to assist you with this important task by providing the following resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professional Document Critiques<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Career Services is delighted to work with students on their resumes, cover letters, personal statements, etc. through <a href=\"https:\/\/campbell-csm.symplicity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CUHired!<\/a> submission.<\/span><\/p>\n<a class=\"button  button--theme-orange\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.campbell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-to-Use-CUHired-students.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How to Use CUHired! Students<\/a>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resume Writing Guide\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The resume writing guide provides information on how to write a resume along with samples to review. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.campbell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Resume-Template.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download a Basic Resume Template (.docx)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This template provides an example of what content you should include and how to format your resume. Download this document to review recommendations (found in red) and copy the template.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.campbell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Resume-checklist.pdf\">Download the Resume Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cover Letter Guide<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cover letter guide provides information on how to write a cover letter along with samples to review.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.campbell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cover-Letter-Template.pdf\">Download the Cover Letter Template (.docx)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This template provides an example of what content you should include and how to format your cover letter. 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