YOUR GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL RÉSUMÉS & LETTER WRITING Published by the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career at Union University www.uu.edu/studentlife/vocatio-center [email protected] Phone: 731-661-5421 Fax: 731-661-5187 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 RÉSUMÉ GUIDELINES ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 RÉSUMÉ CHECKLIST ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 RÉSUMÉ REFERENCE LIST .............................................................................................................................................. 6 ELECTRONIC RÉSUMÉS ................................................................................................................................................... 7 ASCII RÉSUMÉS ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 SCANNABLE RÉSUMÉS ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 DIGITAL PORTFOLIO ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 DIGITAL PORTFOLIO ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 POWER WORDS FOR RÉSUMÉS .................................................................................................................................... 12 COMMON RÉSUMÉ MISTAKES ..................................................................................................................................... 13 COVER LETTERS ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 COVER LETTER FOR UNADVERTISED POSITIONS ................................................................................................ 16 GENERIC COVER LETTER TO ANY WANT AD ......................................................................................................... 17 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION .............................................................................................................................. 18 TIPS FOR WRITING THANK-YOU NOTES .................................................................................................................. 19 THANK YOU LETTER ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 RÉSUMÉ SAMPLES............................................................................................................................................................ 21 ACCOUNTING .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 ART ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 ATHLETIC TRAINING ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 BIOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 B.S.O.L .......................................................................................................................................................................... 42 CHEMISTRY..................................................................................................................................................................... 58 COMPUTER SCIENCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 63 CHRISTIAN STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 71 COMMUNICATION ARTS .................................................................................................................................................. 74 COUNSELING ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................ 82 ECONOMICS & FINANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 88 ENGINEERING ................................................................................................................................................................. 93 ENGLISH ....................................................................................................................................................................... 100 Your Guide to Professional Résumé and Letter Writing • Pg. 2 E.S.L ............................................................................................................................................................................ 105 FAMILY STUDIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 107 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents FRENCH ........................................................................................................................................................................ 114 GRAPHIC DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................... 119 HEALTH & PHYS. ED .................................................................................................................................................... 122 HISTORY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 128 HUMAN STUDIES........................................................................................................................................................... 135 INTERCULTURAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................. 142 JOURNALISM ................................................................................................................................................................. 147 LIBERAL STUDIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 151 M.B.A .......................................................................................................................................................................... 157 MUSIC ........................................................................................................................................................................... 163 NURSING ....................................................................................................................................................................... 168 PHILOSOPHY ................................................................................................................................................................. 175 PHYSICS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 180 POLITICAL SCIENCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 186 PSYCHOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................................ 191 PUBLIC RELATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 195 SOCIAL WORK .............................................................................................................................................................. 200 SOCIOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................................... 206 SPANISH ........................................................................................................................................................................ 209 SPORTS MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................