Writing Your Resume

A good resume is not good enough!  Not in today's competitive job market.  Your resume needs to be outstanding.    

Let us show you how!

The Office of Career Services is here to assist you with writing your resume whether it is your first draft or polishing your current one. 

For an appointment with a Career Counselor to work on your resume, please contact Betty Butterbaugh at x 5242, or e-mail bjbutterbaugh@manchester.edu

SAMPLE RESUMES / VITAE

SAMPLE LETTERS TO EMPLOYERS

CAFE' RESUME WORKSHOPS (by Career Services)

RESUME WRITING HELPS

Your Guide to Writing a Curriculum Vitae

Your Guide To Resume Writing

Preparing the Resume

Developing a Winning Resume

Resume Writing Guidelines

Writing an Internet Friendly Resume

Resume Writing Books in the Career Services Library

Customize Your Resume!

RESUME WRITING PROBLEMS

Debunking Common Resume Myths

Solving Common Resume Problems

Employer Pet Peeves About Resumes

RESUME WRITING SERVICES ONLINE

* Some of the following online services may be free while others may charge a fee.  The choice to pay for services is one to consider very carefully before agreeing to anything. 

www.resume.com -helps you develop your own customized resume

www.free-resume-tips.com -provides resume tips for over 20 different career fields

www.provenresumes.com - access to 60 free resume and job search workshops

www.resumedoctor.com - for a fee, ResumeDoctor.com offers resume assistance in the form of an author-editor relationship.   They will work WITH you to create a new resume. 

www.10minuteresume.com - write a great resume online in 10 minutes for free

Sample Resumes

There is no single, one, right way to do a resume.  There are a variety of formats, styles, and section headers.  Each resume should be as unique as the person writing it.  Make sure your resume is uniquely yours.  If you want to look at some examples to help generate ideas and get you started, please look at our samples below.

Once you are finished with the first draft of your resume, be sure to bring it to the Office of Career Services in Calvin Ulrey to have a career counselor examine it with you to help ensure it is the best it can possibly be.

Samples of Letters to Employers