Applying for a job can be difficult, and it is important to know how to effectively present yourself in a job application process. Use these resources to help you develop crucial job materials, such as personal brand statements, resumes, and cover letters. As you are developing your job materials, you may want to consider your personal brand, or the story that you are telling through your materials. 

Materials designed by Amy Cicchino, Autumn Frederick, and Megan Haskins 

These worksheets will help you locate and analyze a job ad in your field 

• Locate a Job Post Activity Word Document 

• Locate a Job Post Activity PDF 

• Analyzing Job Ads Word Document 

• Analyzing Job Ads PDF 

This handout provides an overview for resumes and curriculum vitaes (CVs) 

• Creating Effective Resumes and CVs Handout Word Document 

• Creating Effective Resumes and CVs Handout PDF 

This worksheet provides an overview for and helps you begin to draft a cover letter 

• Writing Effective Cover Letters Word Document 

• Writing Effective Cover Letters PDF 

This brief handout provides an overview of professional bias 

• Professional Bias Word Document 

• Professional Bias PDF