{"id":80,"date":"2020-05-28T13:36:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2020-11-05T14:39:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:39:12","slug":"resumes-and-cover-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/job-search-career-resources\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9sum\u00e9s and Cover Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An Effective R\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p>A r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is a brief but informative summary of three main areas: your\u00a0education,\u00a0experience and skills.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chronological Format: describes education and experience\u2014with the most recent items first. We recommend this format.<\/li>\n<li>Functional Format: organizes experience into skill areas\u2014and employers are listed below with very little detail. We do not recommend this format, since employers regard functional r\u00e9sum\u00e9s as hard to decipher, and they may suspect the writer of hiding or exaggerating things. (Functional r\u00e9sum\u00e9s may occasionally be helpful for candidates with extensive experience who are changing careers or re-entering the job market.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>R\u00e9sum\u00e9 Workshops<\/h3>\n<p>The Center for Career and Professional Development holds r\u00e9sum\u00e9 development workshops for student groups or classes upon request. 糖心破解版 clubs, departments, societies and organizations may contact us to arrange for personalized presentations during scheduled meeting times.<\/p>\n<h2>An Effective Cover Letter<\/h2>\n<p>A cover letter accompanies your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 when applying for a job. It is simply a business letter which briefly describes how your background meets the employer\u2019s needs, as well as why you are interested in that particular organization. A\u00a0<strong>letter of inquiry<\/strong>\u00a0is a business letter in which you ask about potential vacancies (if you submit your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to an organization with no posted vacancies.)\u00a0 Your cover letter or letter of interest should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 gets to the right person<\/li>\n<li>Clearly state the position for which you are applying<\/li>\n<li>State how you found out about the organization \u2014 or the vacancy (If appropriate, name the person who suggested you send the r\u00e9sum\u00e9.)<\/li>\n<li>Emphasize specific skills you have that are required for this particular job<\/li>\n<li>State why you are interested in this job and\/or want to work for this organization<\/li>\n<li>Give a sample of your writing abilities and attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Include relevant motivation, attitudes or personal traits that are not appropriate on a r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Control the flow of future communication (state that you look forward to hearing from them and share your contact information).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best cover letter is one that results from thorough research and is tailored specifically to\u00a0<strong>that\u00a0<\/strong>organization.\u00a0<strong>If you can send the same letter to two employers, it is probably not a great letter.<\/strong>\u00a0Your letter should show that\u00a0<em>what you know about the organization<\/em>\u00a0makes you interested in working there. Target your inquiries to a select group of employers that you have identified as those who might need your skills and background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Effective R\u00e9sum\u00e9 A r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is a brief but informative summary of three main areas: your\u00a0education,\u00a0experience and skills. Chronological Format: describes education and experience\u2014with the most recent items first. We recommend this format. Functional Format: organizes experience into skill areas\u2014and employers are listed below with very little detail. We do not recommend this format, since&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":1028,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Resumes and Cover Letters | 糖心破解版 Career Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"糖心破解版 Center for Career Development provides job seekers with tools and tips for writing successful resumes and effective cover letters. Long Island, New York\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Resumes and Cover Letters | 糖心破解版 Career Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"糖心破解版 Center for Career Development provides job seekers with tools and tips for writing successful resumes and effective cover letters. Long Island, New York\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Career &amp; Professional Development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-05T19:39:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/08\/20230731_sarah_baksh022-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Resumes and Cover Letters | 糖心破解版 Career Services","description":"糖心破解版 Center for Career Development provides job seekers with tools and tips for writing successful resumes and effective cover letters. Long Island, New York","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Resumes and Cover Letters | 糖心破解版 Career Services","og_description":"糖心破解版 Center for Career Development provides job seekers with tools and tips for writing successful resumes and effective cover letters. Long Island, New York","og_url":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/","og_site_name":"Career &amp; Professional Development","article_modified_time":"2020-11-05T19:39:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/08\/20230731_sarah_baksh022-1024x683.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/","url":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/","name":"Resumes and Cover Letters | 糖心破解版 Career Services","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-05-28T17:36:41+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-05T19:39:12+00:00","description":"糖心破解版 Center for Career Development provides job seekers with tools and tips for writing successful resumes and effective cover letters. Long Island, New York","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/resumes-and-cover-letters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Finding Employment","item":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/finding-employment\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"R\u00e9sum\u00e9s and Cover Letters"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/","name":"Career &amp; Professional Development","description":"Just another 糖心破解版 Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"new_scheduled_revision":"","save_as_revision":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458,"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/458"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}