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Resume and Cover Letter Guidance

Learn how to create effective resumes and cover letters that highlight your skills, experiences, and qualifications for internships, research opportunities, and jobs

Below is a concise collection of resume resources for STEM professionals: practical guidance on formatting and presenting technical skills and projects, strategies for building a master resume and quickly tailoring job-specific versions, tips to spotlight measurable achievements, ATS-friendly optimization techniques, and curated action-verb lists (including function-specific verbs) to help you choose precise, results-focused language that gets noticed.

Resume Samples

Various resumes, both ATS and non ATS friendly can be found below. If looking to create a resume that is ATS friendly, do not replicate resumes found below that use columns or tables in their designs.