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Resume Samples & Tools

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  • CV to Resume Conversion

Use our downloadable resume template, our strong resume action verbs and our resume rubrics for graduate students and for undergraduates as you update your resume. OCS also has numerous resume samples that can be downloaded and personalized:

Undergraduate Sample Resumes

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Describing My Language Skills on a Resume

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Foreign language skills can make a resume really stand out; the ability to communicate in different languages can be very attractive to an employer. However, it’s often hard to know how to describe your language skills. What exactly does ‘one-semester …

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Resumania for Yale Masters Students

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It is important that all Masters students draft a professional resume (as opposed to the academic Curriculum Vitae, or CV) to not only summarize your past experiences, but also identify your practical, technical, and transferable skills.  The Office of Career …

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Resume Accomplishment Statements

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Check out OCS’ examples below to make sure the accomplishment statements on your resume make a strong impact to any employer.

Converting to Result Bullets: Before and After

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Resume Formatting Quick Tips

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❗Don’t forget these important formatting tips as you update your resume:

Font size should be between 10-12 points; choose professional and easy to read fonts. Margins typically range between .5 and 1 inch
Do not use personal pronouns (e.g. I, …

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OCS is excited to share our brand new YouTube Channel! You’ll find all our animated videos, panel talks, career development …

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Yale’s President’s Public Service Fellowship

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careerstrategy@yale.edu
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55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Fl.
New Haven, CT 06510

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Office of Career Strategy

The Office of Career Strategy works with students and alums of Yale College and Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as well as Yale postdoctoral scholars from all disciplines. The Office of Career Strategy advisors help students, alums, and postdocs to clarify career aspirations, identify opportunities, and offer support at every stage of career development. Services offered by the Office of Career Strategy for Masters and Ph.D. students are part of a suite of resources supported by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences to foster professional and career development. Career support for undergraduates is a part of a collection of support offered by the Center for International & Professional Experience.

Contact

55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Fl.
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 432-0800
careerstrategy@yale.edu

About CIPE

The Yale College Center for International and Professional Experience (CIPE) is a group of offices that work together, and with other academic advisers on campus, to support undergraduate students throughout their four years at Yale as they make decisions about their academic plans and explore career options. CIPE is composed of the Office of Career Strategy, the Yale College Office of Fellowships, Yale Summer Session, and Yale College Study Abroad.

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