Cover Letter Resources
What’s the best way to get your cover letter noticed? Personalize it. Employers can tell when a cover letter is generic; always avoid sending in generic application materials.
Sample Resumes
Whether you are just starting a resume or looking to enhance your current draft, the following sample resumes can help. Keep in mind your resume should reflect your unique experiences and be tailored to each position you apply for!
Resume How-To Guide
How to: Resumes — Introduction
Undocumented Students
As an immigrant or a child of immigrants, you may have special interests and concerns when it comes to your future career path. Regardless of immigration status, you may be interested in learning about special resources and opportunities related to your background.
Religion and Spirituality
Identity Overview & How UCC Can Support
Religion, spiritual beliefs or practices may represent an important aspect of your identity. Differences in the expression of religion or spirituality reflect another form of diversity within a workplace. Day-to-day, your belief structure may require, support, prohibit, or limit aspects of daily life that can influence your professional experience.
Veteran and Military-connected Students
As a veteran, you have unique skills and life experiences that are attractive to organizations. The leadership, discipline, sense of duty, and honor characteristic of those who serve in the military distinguish veterans in workplace settings. You have likely acquired technical and teamwork skills, along with a proven ability to handle responsibility, and these are specific attributes that organizations seek in candidates they recruit. Some may even offer signing bonuses for veterans.
Non-traditional/Older Students
As an older student preparing to enter the workforce, or to re-enter with new credentials, you may have questions or concerns that the Center can assist with. You may be concerned about discrimination or you may have questions about generational differences among workers.
International Students
The University Career Center recognizes that as an international student, you face a different set of challenges in your job search efforts than students who are citizens of the United States (U.S.).
Students with Disabilities
As a student or alum with a disability or with accommodations, you may have additional questions as you transition to the workplace. You may even have questions about whether or not you have a disability.
Women
As a person who identifies as a woman, you may have specific concerns and additional questions regarding equitable access as you transition to the workplace. According to a report by the Thompson Reuters Foundation, the top five career related issues for women are: