LibGuides: Career Planning: Résumés

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ECPI - How to Develop a Résumé
An interactive document with helpful advice and tips on writing your résumé, created by the ECPI University Career Services Department.

Introduction to Résumés

What is a résumé?

"A résumé 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 your résumé is to impress the professionals and recruiters who will be making a decision on your candidacy for employment" (Purdue OWL, 2014).

What should be included in a résumé?

The basic sections that almost every résumé must have are your objective (i.e. brief statement of the purpose for your résumé), education, work experience, and contact information. In addition, you may also want to include sections that detail your skills and achievements, such as honors/awards, certifications, professional memberships, computer skills, community service, etc.

*Note: There is no one correct way to style, compose or format your résumé...Please see your campus's Career Services Director for more information.

Purdue OWL. (2014). Résumé Workshop. Retrieved from

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/job_search_writing/resumes_and_vitas/resume_workshop/index.html

Resume Writing

Resumes

ECPI Library Catalog Search

The ECPI Library has books about writing résumés.

Topics include writing a new resume, updating an old resume, and resumes for specific career fields. Use the catalog search box to search for books or select a search term to see results. Search results will open in a new window.

ECPI Library Books & Ebooks - Résumés

The Elements of Résumé Style
It's amazing the misinformation found in most résumé books! Scott Bennett has hired hundreds of people in a variety of industries, and he knows firsthand what kind of résumé sparks an employer’s interest—and which ones fail. In The Elements of Résumé Style, he warns against popular “tricks” that tend to backfire—and instead shows readers how to craft clear, compelling, targeted résumés and cover letters that actually work.
Resumes for Dummies
Includes tips on avoiding common resume-writing mistakes; Provides updates on the latest changes in the job market that you'll need to take into account when writing a resume; Outlines how to approach a lay-off in a professional light; Covers how to confront privacy and reputation issues in online social job search.
Unbeatable Resumes
Need serious help with your résumé? What does Tony Beshara do that most résumé “experts” don’t? While the experts write résumés all day, Tony—the veteran placement specialist featured regularly on the Dr. Phil show—actually uses them to get people jobs. With Unbeatable Résumés, Tony dissects and discusses real-life résumés for jobs in a wide range of industries from healthcare to banking, construction to technology, administration to sales and marketing, and more.