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Note: If the program/employer is requesting a curriculum vitae (CV) versus a resume, see the Career Services
Center for more information. A CV is different from a resume and follows another format.
CREATING YOUR RESUME
Your job/internship search is in full swing. You’ve done your research. You know which program/employer
you want to work at and now it is time to create an award-winning resume. The goal of a resume is to market
your skills and experiences, supplement a standardized job application, and most importantly, a way for you to
obtain a phone and/or in-person interview. You can also use your resume as a guideline, as you prepare for an
interview. During an interview, an employer may also use your resume to guide the interview. Never
misrepresent yourself. It can come back to you.
• Aesthetics: Craft a resume that is neat, easy to read, and professional. Be consistent in font choice, text size,
type of heading, etc. For example, don’t use caps for one job title and lowercase for the next job title. Try to
avoid a busy resume. Leave generous margins. Avoid anything too flashy. You want an employer to be
dazzled by your skills, knowledge and experiences and not distracted by images.
• Content: On average, employers spend less than 6 seconds reviewing a resume, so it essential to tailor your
resume to the position you want. Make sure your resume is well-organized. Appearance matters! To stand
out from other candidates, create a document that is clearly written, error-free, and of high-quality content.
Include experiences and accomplishments that are most relevant to the job description. Make sure to read
the job description carefully. Highlight any skills, abilities, qualifications, etc., indicated by the employer as
required and/or preferred. Use these same or similar words in your resume. If needed, include transferable
skills. Do not include clip art, photographs, or other personal data information such as age, weight, height,
social security number, driver’s license, birthdate, or marital status. Avoid using abbreviations/acronyms.
There are few times when abbreviations/acronyms are acceptable such as when listing academic
credentials, states, and even to a certain level, industry terminology.
• Layout: Start off with a blank document. Templates are usually not recommended because they may not
allow you to easily move information or change bullet points, fonts, tables, text sizes, etc.
• Accuracy: Review your resume. Check for proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Don’t rely on
spell check. Ask several individuals to review your resume and provide feedback. Schedule an
appointment to have your resume reviewed by the Career Services Center at SMC. Make sure your
resume is 100% error free.
• Font: Use a font that is easy to read. Avoid script fonts or fonts with too much design. Try to keep your
font type size between 10 point and 12 point. Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri and Cambria are good
font choices.
• Hard Copy (Paper): Use a high-quality paper stock. Typically, white, ivory, off-white or a very light grey
are generally used. Avoid paper that has patterns and can give an unclean appearance when
photocopied. You should use the same paper for your cover letter and list of references. Don’t fold,
photocopy, double side, or staple your resume.
• Digital Versions: For online job applications or when sending resumes via email, always convert your
resume to PDF (Portable Document Format). Do not provide digital versions of your resume in
Microsoft Word or Google Doc. files. Converting to PDF will preserve your formatting. When saving
your document, always include your first and last name in your file name. You may even want to
include the job title in your file name. In certain circumstances, an employer may even require you to
save and upload your file, per their directions. In that case, make sure to follow their directions as
noted.
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• Length: It is also recommended that as a new professional, you keep your resume to 1 page. In certain
circumstances, people with extended professional experience can extend to 2 pages. Check with the
Career Services Center for more information. To narrow down your resume, remove content that is not
closely related to the job description. Make sure to pay attention to any applications that have a page,
word, or character count limit.
• Margins: Use an appropriate amount of whitespace throughout your resume. Your resume should not
look crowded. Standard practice is .8 inch to 1.5-inch margins, .5 inch for more experienced.
• Order: Each section of your resume, should follow a reverse chronological order (most recent listed
first, followed by older dates). Place your most important information at the top of your resume. See
Career Services for exceptions to the “Education” section.
ELEMENTS OF YOUR RESUME
As pre-nursing and nursing students, you have additional options when it comes to what you can include on
your resume compared to many other majors. Know that there is no correct way to frame your resume, but
there are some best practices and standards, which will help you when it comes to employers using Applicant
Tracking Systems or ATS software. Often employers may use ATS software to screen and weed out resumes
that don’t closely match their job description.
For your pre-nursing and nursing resumes, the following elements, unless noted as optional, should appear on
your resume.
• Heading: The heading needs to be found at the top of your resume and should include your first and last
name and the following contact information. Having a poor heading can even cause ATS software to reject
your resume. Use the same heading for your resume, cover letter, references, etc. When posting your
resume on the Internet, consider whether you want your resume to be public. This may determine what of
the information below you want to list.
• Name: It should be a larger font type size that makes your name stand out, easy to read, but not look out
of place. The font type size can range from 16 to 22 point and bolding is optional. Make sure your name
matches your resume, cover letter, online application materials, calls to references and background
checks. If you are referred to by a nickname, for example, some international students go by an
alternative name and not their given name, you can share your preferred name, in addition to your
given name.
Example:
First or Given Name “Preferred Name” Last Name, Surname or Family Name
• Address: In the past, listing your full (street number and name) address on your resume was standard.
However, as the landscape of communication changes, your full address is sensitive information that
you should list on your resume if you feel comfortable. Check to see if the job application requires your
full address on your resume. An alternative might be to exclude your street number and name and just
to list your city and state or city, state, and zip code.
• Email Address: List a professional email that you check regularly. If an employer needs to contact you,
this is one of the methods they may choose to use. A combination of your first and last name is common.
You may use your SMC student email address, just note that your email account may become
deactivated once you are no longer a currently enrolled student at SMC.
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• Phone Number: List a phone number with a voicemail set up to receive messages. If you use your cell
phone as your contact phone number, be prepared to handle a professional conversation whenever you
answer your phone. Make sure to always use a professional outgoing message on your phone.
Example:
“You have reached the voicemail of Julie Conners. I am sorry I missed your call. Please leave your
name, number and a brief message and I will return your call as soon as possible. Thank you.”
• Personal website/social media usernames/LinkedIn profiles: Only include personal websites, links to
social media handles, hospital networking sites, or LinkedIn accounts if they are current and up-to-
date, relevant and will enhance your chance of obtaining an interview.
• Education: This section should include relevant educational information you as a candidate possess. List
the institution, city, state and (expected) graduation month/year. Include the full name of your (expected)
degree. You can also include minors. Degrees are written in singular form and typically, listed with the
most recent or advanced degree first, working in reverse chronological order. However, there are
exceptions, see Career Services for more information. To ensure the name of your degree is accurate, check
with the department at the school issuing degrees. At SMC, check with Admissions and Records.
• GPA: You should only be listing your GPA if it is 3.5 or higher. Most resumes that include a GPA listing,
will include a student’s cumulative GPA versus major GPA. However, if your major GPA is higher and
you would rather share your major GPA, make sure to let the employer know on your resume, the GPA
listed is your major GPA.
• High School Information: If you are an alum and applying for a position at an elementary/high school
you attended, you can share this information in your cover letter, otherwise do not include your high
school education on your resume.
• Relevant Coursework: If you are planning to include coursework, only list courses that are pertinent,
especially if your major/degree do not relate to your employment goal. Listing your coursework under
the “Education” section should be limited to two lines of your resume. You also can list relevant
coursework in its own section, which will be shared later in this document.
• Additional Educational Information: If space permits, other areas you can include under your
“Education” section include study abroad, academic awards, Dean’s list, honor societies and merit-
based scholarships.
Example:
EDUCATION
Associate of Science Degree, Registered Nursing Expected June 2021
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
Major GPA: 3.5
Relevant Coursework: Fundamentals of Nursing, Calculating Drugs and Solutions, Adult Health,
Pharmacology, Mental Health
• Certificates, Licenses, and Permits: For non-nursing majors, any certificates, licenses, and permits you
have earned can typically be combined under the “Skills” section. However, for pre-nursing and nursing
students who have completed certificates, licenses, and/or permits that directly relate to the job
description, you will want to catch the attention of the employer or recruiter with that information right
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
Major GPA: 3.5
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away. You can do this by listing this section following your “Education” section. It is a good idea to include
such things as when you received or expect to receive the certificate, license, and/or permit, its expected
expiration date, and if it pertains to a specific area/level. Examples might include your NCLEX-RN exam
eligibility, CPR, AED and First Aid, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS),
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and/or other trainings related to preventative healthcare. For
those who are already in the health care profession and hoping to transition into an RN role, this might
include listing CNA, LVN, phlebotomy, RT, etc. license number information.
If you have passed your NCLEX-RN exam and are submitting your resume through a trusted source and not
in a public place, for example directly to a hospital, you may also want to include your RN license number
and information. Your RN license number is sensitive information that you should list on your resume if
you feel comfortable. This would be the same for any other professional license number information you
might want to include on your resume.
Example:
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURES
NCLEX-RN test: California Test Date: June 2021
BLS, American Heart Association Expires June 2022
ACLS, American Heart Association Expires August 2023
CPI, American Crisis Prevention and Management Association Expires August 2022
Hospital Fire and Life Safety, Los Angeles Fire Department Expires August 2025
• Clinical Rotations: This is very important information that many nursing students fail to include on their
resume. As nursing students and recent RN graduates, you should list any clinical experience toward the
beginning of your resume. Find out from the employer and/or recruiter if you need to include all your
clinical rotations, total hours completed, and placement location sites on your resume, in a separate
document and/or only in the application/resume. Every employer is different. In general, you want to
make sure what you list on your resume is relevant to the position you want.
The following is an example of how to provide an employer and/or recruiter a brief overview of your
clinical rotation experience. This type of listing works great if you have extensive history working in health
care and/or are limited in space.
Example:
RN CLINICAL ROTATIONS, __ HOURS
Medical Surgical UCLA Medical Center, Torrance Spring 2020/__ hours
Mental Health Southern California Hospital, Culver City Spring 2020/__ hours
Medical Surgical Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Fall 2020/__ hours
Pediatrics Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Fall 2020/__ hours
Women’s Health St. John’s Health Center Fall 2020/__ hours
Medical Surgical UCLA Medical Center, Torrance Spring 2021/__ hours
You can also choose to provide a more detailed overview of your clinical experience. How to provide a
more detail overview of your clinical experience will be shared later in this document under the
“Experience” section. Just make sure to choose only one way of listing your clinical information. You don’t
want to provide duplicate information.
• Skills: This section is important for pre-nursing and nursing students to include on your resume.
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For pre-nursing students, you should list this section at the top of your resume, following your “Education”
and/or “Certifications and Licensures” sections. Since most pre-nursing students have never participated in
any form of clinical rotations, this allows employers to easily see what skills you possess that they desire in
a candidate interested in working in healthcare but with limited healthcare exposure.
For students who have been accepted into the SMC Nursing program or pre-nursing students who have
clinical experience from other academic/career experiences, depending on what skills you list, you may
either want to place your “Skills” section after your “Clinical Rotation” section, if you just provided a basic
list of your rotations or towards the end of your resume after any experiences you listed in your
“Experience” section or sections. Remember, you want to direct the attention of employer or recruiter to
the most important information first.
Here are some examples of skills you can list on your resume.
• Technical/Hard Skills: Avoid listing soft skills in this section. Focus on sharing any hard or technical
skills you posses such as knowledge of any lab skills or procedures as well as computer software
programs such as Microsoft Office or Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) software tools. As you grow and develop in your career, it might be useful to distinguish
between the different hard/technical skills but always make sure the skills you list in this section are
relevant to the job description.
• Language: Unless applying for a position in another country where English is not the main language,
there is no need to list English. Make sure to list only languages in which your current proficiency level
is at least at the level of advanced conversational. Always list your level of proficiency and never
overestimate your knowledge of a language. You never know if you might be tested on your knowledge
of a language.
Example:
SKILLS
Nursing Foundational: Conducting health assessments and creating health plans for adults
Electronic Health Records: Epic
Administrative Office Software: Proficient: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace
Languages: Spanish – Proficient
• Experience: This is another area of a resume that employers focus their time reviewing. Experiences can
include paid or unpaid opportunities, part-time or full-time work, internships, volunteer work, significant
leadership experience, class projects, service-learning experiences, clinical experiences that you haven’t
already provided in other areas of your resume, etc. For each role you held, list the position title,
organization name, location (city, state) and start to end date in month and year format. Experiences need
to be listed in reverse chronological order (most recent listed first, followed by older dates) per each
experience section. Keep in mind that after each experience listed, you need to include bullet points
(accomplishment statements) detailing your experience more fully. More information about how to
construct your accomplishment statements will be shared later in this document.
You also always want to remember who your target audience is. Make sure to target your experience to the
job description. A great way to do this is to group together experiences based on similarities and as it
relates to the job description. For example, if the job description stresses new graduates need to provide a
detailed overview of your clinical rotations, then you will want to provide more than just a list of the
locations of your rotations, types of rotations, and total hours completed. You will want to give additional
details on what you did during your rotations.
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f you are limited in space, be sure to focus more on your direct experiences that are related to skills
desired by the employer. Again, it is important to choose experiences that are relevant and tailored to the
position you want. It is not required to list all your experiences on your resume.
These are some examples of how to group your experiences. Again, as you are limited to how long an
employer/recruiter might spend on your resume (about 6 seconds) as well as the recommended length of
your resume (1 page), you will want to tailor what experiences you want to list and how to list it based on
the job description.
• Clinical Experience: For current nursing students, recent RN graduates or pre-nursing students w
ho
h
ave past clinical experience and would like to and/or need to provide more information about their
clinical experience other than a brief listing, this is a great section to have on your resume. If you decide
t
o group together your experiences and you have a section on “Clinical Experience,” make sure to list
this type of experience first. Remember, you want to direct the attention of employer or recruiter to the
most important information first.
Ex
ample:
CLINICAL EX
PERIENCE
Medical Surgical RN Student Nurse, 50 hours February 2021 – June 2021
UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
• Monitored and assessed the vital signs of 5 assigned patients during clinical rotation
• Documented data related to patient care including interventions, medications, patient
responses or treatments changes in Epic
• Assessed patient conditions and recommended necessary diagnostic tests to supervising
nurse to order
• Administered medications as ordered by physician and under the direction of the
supervising nurse
• Performed suturing, splinting, culture collection and assessment and wound treatment
• R
elated/Relevant Experience: This section is very similar for other majors as for nursing majors. Y
ou
c
an list a variety or mix of jobs, experiences, trainings, student leadership in clubs and organizations
,
internships, volunteer work, independent projects, etc., if they are relevant to job description. This
section can certainly also include jobs outside of the healthcare field, so long as they relate to the job
description. However, if all your related/relevant experience is within healthcare, you may want to title
the section “Healthcare Experience”
Example:
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Hospital Volunteer May 2019 – Present
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
• Greet patients and guide visitors around the hospital, while completing over 300 hours
• Assist nursing staff by performing data entry and filing, answering patient phone calls, and
running errands
• Act as a liaison for healthcare teams by communicating patient needs to nursing staff
• Observe HIPAA confidentiality rules and all hospital policies and regulations
• Relevant Coursework: Having an experience section focused on relevant coursework can be ver
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important for pre-nursing students and entry-level nurses who need to be able to focus on specific
parts or expectations of a role. In this section, you can share with employers how you have begun to
develop the necessary skills for a position through your education; therefore, allowing the employer to
imagine the possibilities of how you would be able to apply those skills in real-world applications with
them. In this section, you will want to avoid simply listing your relevant courses. Instead, in this section,
you will want to provide additional details of a few of your courses/labs with the most relevant
experience and most applicable skills. You should include the name of the course/lab, when you took
the course, the technical skills you achieved from taking the course/lab, any lab assignments or class
projects completed, specialized processes or procedures, evaluations, analysis, product usage, etc. as
well as other technical or transferable skills you gained that can be applied to real-world situations.
Example:
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Fundamentals of Nursing Concepts 1 Lab August 2020 – December 2020
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
• Applied basic nursing skills found in laboratory and long-term care settings
• Performed general health assessments including physiological, psychological, sociological,
and spiritual needs of patients and families experiencing common, uncomplicated acute and
chronic health alterations in the long-term care setting
• Identified patient care issues that could impact quality of care
• Implemented safety and communication strategies to minimize risk and provide a safe
environment for patients, self, and other
• Research Experience: Research is a great way to gain hands-on and practical experience. In this section,
you should highlight the skills and experiences you have gained from conducting research. Share any
relevant skills, knowledge and/or experience by detailing the actions you specifically took during your
research experience as well as any results that came from your research. If your research is separate
from a class, for example in partnership with a faculty/industry professional, make sure to
acknowledge the partnership on your resume. You may also want to highlight information on the
specific research/experiment, research methodologies, any presentations, even poster presentations,
funding support, etc. If the research you are conducting will be published and/or you have presented
your research, such as at a conference, this information can be included in this section or can be listed
under its own “Presentations and Publications” section. For Pre-Nursing and Nursing students, this
section is helpful if you are pursuing a position related to research.
Example:
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Principles & Practice of Scientific Research Course August 2020 – December 2020
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
• Led group research on the ion content in water samples from the Ballona Wetlands
• Performed chemical experiments and analyzed qualitative results in Microsoft Excel
• Projects: Like research, projects are another way for you to share some of your hands-on and practical
experience. Examples of projects might be associated with coursework, jobs you have held, or even
projects you created on your own. Under each project, highlight the project itself, any skills and
knowledge you have gained/used, the actions you took, and the results of your projects. Make sure to
also acknowledge anyone’s role in the project as well. You also have the option of listing projects within
your “Relevant Experience” section.
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• Teaching Experience: This is an area where you highlight any paid, unpaid, internships, volunteer work
through which you have gained teaching related skills/transferable skills. Examples might include
camp counselor, tutoring, coach, childcare (nanny/babysitting). You should only include a separate
section on “Teaching,” if you are applying for a job working in a school setting and that requires you to
teach concepts to children/youth.
• Volunteer/Community Service Experience: You can provide experiences where you volunteered for a day
to extended opportunities in which you helped communities or populations with a particular interest.
However, more consideration/weight will be directed toward longer term volunteer opportunities.
Examples might include hospital or clinic volunteers, youth counselors/coaching jobs, etc.
Example:
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Math and Science Tutor August 2020 – Present
Mar Vista Family Center, Los Angeles, California
• Conduct 1 hour individual and group math and science tutoring sessions to
underrepresented students attending the local elementary schools
• Design tutoring lesson plans to include quizzes and interactive games to ensure academic
growth and comprehension
• Teach students about proper study habits
Upward Bound Peer Mentor May 2018 – June 2019
Los Angeles Community College, Los Angeles, California
• Counseled and mentored first generation high school students by facilitating academic,
cultural, and co-curricular group activities
• Monitored program-wide compliance with Upward Bound guidelines, goals and philosophy
and ensured the emotional and physical safety of about 120 high school students
• Tutored high school math and science courses
• Assessed students’ work accomplished during tutoring sessions and documented student
attendance and progress
• Leadership Experience: In this area, highlight the unparalleled leadership skills you learned as a student
leader in a student club, sports program, or other organization.
Example:
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Club President July 2020 – Present
Active Minds, Santa Monica College Chapter, Santa Monica, California
• Lead weekly club meetings on various issues related to mental health and wellness as it
relates to young adults
• Research, network, and secure professionals to serve as guest speakers at club sponsored
events
• Collaborate with 5 board members to increase campus knowledge of mental health issues
facing college
• Accomplishments Statement: As mentioned previously, in the “Experience” section, you need to include
accomplishment statements for each experience. When you list your statements, use bullet points versus
paragraph format. Use simple, but professional bullets such as circles and squares. Checkmarks, hand
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symbols or pencils bullet points are distracting and deters employers away from your accomplishments.
Eliminate the words such as “I,” “my,” and “we” and quantify experiences, whenever possible. Always use
present tense if the experience is current and past tense if the experience is no longer being done. Make
sure to list no fewer than 2 bullet points and only use the jargon of a profession/technical language if you
are applying for a job within that field. Don’t be humble. This is your opportunity to promote yourself and
sell your skills, even transferable skills.
• Constructing Accomplishment Statements: When constructing your accomplishments, try to include
statements that explain what you did in the position, how you did it and the results of your actions
(action verb + example + result).
Examples:
• Monitored and assessed the vital signs of 5 assigned patients during clinical rotation, leading to
enhanced patient satisfaction
• Developed and implemented a new patient care plan, increasing patient level of confidence
• Action Verbs: Start each statement with an action verb. For a list of action verbs to use in your Nursing
resume, view the PDF documents, “_____________________” on the following website: ________________________
• Objective: A well-crafted objectives signals to an employer that you are clear about the position you are
seeking and the positions available with an employer. This area is optional. Objectives can hinder your
chances of obtaining an interview if you list an objective that does not match the position for which you are
applying, are too general, or if it doesn’t support the content of your resume. Objectives are often used
when posting a resume to an electronic job board or when handing out your resume at a job fair. A great
alternative would be to share your interest in a position in your cover letter.
• Summary of Qualifications: Typically, this area is optional and reserved for those with more professional
and direct experience. This area helps employers understand how your experiences fit together. It is a brief
opportunity for you to communicate your experience, training, and abilities as it pertains to the specific job.
REFERENCES
List your references on a separate document from your resume. Use the same paper and heading format as
your resume (be consistent). On this page, list 3-5 professional references including their current job title,
name of agency or organizations with which they are currently affiliated, address, preferred phone number,
and email address. In certain cases, you can also list your reference’s professional relationship to you (former
supervisor, advisor, etc.). Bring extra copies of your reference list and resume to an interview but only provide
your list of references when requested by the employer.
Professional references might include professors, lab instructors, past and/or current supervisors,
volunteer/internship coordinators, co-workers, people you have supervised, counselors, advisors, etc.
However, select your references carefully. Make sure they know you well enough to speak on your behalf in a
positive way. Do not provide personal references, unless specifically requested by the employer. Furthermore,
generally, roommates, friends, and/or family members do not make good professional references.
Be sure to ask for permission before listing people as references. Let them know you are applying for a job and
there is a possibility, an employer may ask them for a reference. If it has been a while since receiving
permission, ask for permission again. It is also important to let your references know whether your name has
changed before an employer calls them for a reference check. It is also good practice, to send a copy of your
resume to all your references, a description of the job that you applying to and examples of experiences that
are most relevant to the position you are seeking. It will provide references with a better idea of your skills,
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knowledge, and experiences. At the end of your search process, be sure to send a thank you note/email to your
references, acknowledging them for their assistance.
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
www.smc.edu/hiresmc is a free searchable employer database, like Indeed.com or LinkedIn, but only available
to SMC students. Companies list off-campus jobs (part-time and full-time), internships, on-campus jobs as well
as volunteer opportunities.
ADDITIONAL CAREER RELATED ASSISTANCE
The following are the services offered by the SMC Career Services Center to SMC students who are currently
enrolled in 3 units or more or are currently enrollment in Counseling 12 or Counseling 16 at SMC. To receive
assistance in these areas, please contact the SMC Career Services Center at (310) 434-4337 to schedule an
appointment. The Career Services Center is located on main campus (1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
90405).
• Assistance with Major/Career Selection
• Mock Interviews
• Career Exploration and Planning
• Recruitment and Networking Events
• Class/Group Presentations (Request from the
instructor)
• Resume and Cover Letter Development,
Writing and Critiquing
• Part-Time and Full-Time Employment
Resources/Listings
• Applied and Service-Learning Opportunities
• Internship Program and Resources
• Volunteer Opportunities
• LinkedIn Profile Development
• Workshop on Career Relevant Topics
• On-campus Employment Student Help
and/or Federal Work Study (FWS) Listings
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