Resume & Cover Letter

Review tips and tricks to create the best cover letters and resume’s here!

Meet the new OCS Peer Advisors: Get your Resume Reviewed!

By John Malone
John Malone Assistant Director, Career Coach MS Information Systems
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Former Google recruiter’s No. 1 resume red flag: ‘There’s zero chance you’re going to move forward’

by: Gili Malinsky @cnbc

Writing a powerful resume can seem like an art form in and of itself. And when doing so, there are various don’ts to keep in mind: Don’t misspell words. Don’t go over two pages. Don’t write a list of …

By Hua "Alice" Zhang
Hua "Alice" Zhang Coordinator, Career Services Technology and Data Analytics
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A simple guide for writing the perfect cover letter

by: Dori Jamison | Office of Career Services, University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business

No one loves writing cover letters.

They can seem awkward or even boring when you’ve written many. And they are time-consuming… click to read

By Hua "Alice" Zhang
Hua "Alice" Zhang Coordinator, Career Services Technology and Data Analytics
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The Top 5 Strategies To Make Your College Resume Stand Out

This post was originally published on LinkedIn on February 2, 2023. 

Some students think that the way to make their college resume stand out is to use a nontraditional format or add colors or a headshot. But after reviewing thousands …

By Jessica Roffe
Jessica Roffe Assistant Director, QUEST Honors Program
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The Perfect Resume Guide From Expert Recruiters

As job-hunting experts, we’ve heard every kind of resume advice you can imagine. We’ve partnered with companies in various industries looking to find candidates for thousands of roles and through this work, we’ve identified the golden standard for resume writing.

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Career Resources

This OCS guide covers the purpose of a cover letter and what elements to include to convey your qualifications and …

This cover letter sample gives you a sense of the approach to take when writing a cover letter.

Studying or working abroad can be a very unique learning experience and differentiator in the job search. Including the experience …

Explore this guide to get tips on how to write powerful bullet points for your experiences, and reference a long …

This quick guide covers the basic information you should (and shouldn’t!) include on an undergraduate or entry-level resume.

This resume template was created by the OCS team and offers lots of space to professionally organize your information in …

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