Writing Résumés and Cover Letters
It's never too early to prepare your résumé and cover letter. Effective résumés and cover letters (also referred to as letters of inquiry and letters of application) are essential tools for nearly every student, no matter what your career goals are. During your study at Cornell, you will have many occasions to use these documents to market yourself. Summer and permanent opportunities are obvious times, but events such as career fairs, guest lectures, HEC, and field trips provide opportunities for you to network and present your résumé.
Resources
The Career Guide and supplemental Résumé and Cover Letter Guides provide excellent information about constructing résumés and cover letters, including samples from Cornell students we've worked with in the past. There are additional resources in the CCS career library to help you create these documents.
Review and Feedback
Once you have a draft (or if you need assistance getting started), come in to our office for a résumé or cover letter review. A career advisor will provide feedback and make suggestions on content and presentation style to help you create the strongest documents possible.