Resumes
A resume is a brief, concise document that presents and effectively sells your most relevant and positive credentials for employment, admission to graduate school, consideration for a scholarship or fellowship, or other professional purpose.
How to write a resume
An effective resume features strong content in a complementary form. The purpose of a resume is to motivate the reader to want to learn more about you in an interview.
Resume types
Chronological resume outline
A chronological resume presents your education and work experience in a straightforward, reverse chronological order.
Sample chronological resume outlineCombination resume outline
The combination chronological/functional resume uses elements of both styles. In this case, official position titles may be given functional titles describing skills utilized on the job.
Sample combination resume outlineFunctional resume outline
A functional resume differs from a chronological resume by concentrating on skills that you have used that relate to your objective rather than on jobs you have had.
Sample functional resume outlineCurriculum Vitae (CV) outline
A CV is typically developed by those with graduate education who are pursuing position in teaching or research in a university or research setting.
Sample CV outlineSample resumes
- General resume
- Applying to your major resume
- Internship resume
- Recent graduate resume
- Career change resume
- International resume
- Veteran resume
- Accounting resume
- Business resume
- Education resume
- Health resume
- Technical resume
- Technical masters resume
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
For more resume samples and tips, visit the UW Career Guide
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