Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters is a Course
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A résumé (also spelled resume) is a brief document that summarizes your education, employment history, and experiences that are relevant to your qualifications for a particular job for which you are applying. The purpose of a résumé (along with your cover letter) is to get an interview. Research has shown that it takes an average of ten (10) interviews to receive one (1) job offer, so your résumé needs to be persuasive and perfect. Given this, your résumé must be user-centered and persuasive.
The general purpose résumé usually contains four sections:
- Contact
- Education
- Experience
- Honors, activities, and outreach