Resume Prep

Resumes and cover letters are crucial to your job search. Whether you’re looking for a part-time job, internship, volunteer experience, graduate school acceptance, or full-time work, you will most likely need to create and maintain strong professional documents to apply. For many opportunities, these documents will be the employer’s first impression of you. When tailored and written well, these documents work together to help you secure an interview.

Career Consultants are available for resume assistance by appointment or during daily drop-in hours Monday-Friday, between 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Mechanical Engineering: Industry Options, Outlook and Required Skills

Published on July 18, 2023

As a Mechanical Engineer, you can find employment in virtually any field, including non-engineering focused industries such as finance, sales, education, law, government, management, medicine and research.  Industry sectors that may be more focused as options would include the following:

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By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Resume tips for engineers

Published on August 30, 2022

https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/engineering-resume-tips

By Kim Isaacs
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Student Spotlight: “Advice I Wouldn’t Have Thought Of” 

Published on August 14, 2022

Richie Brigandi used to apply to dozens of jobs, scouring Handshake and LinkedIn for openings, examining the websites of medical device companies, and interviewing with numerous places with no success. The spring 2020 graduate would re-check all the sites every …

By Dionna Dash
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Student Spotlight: “There’s No Benchmark”

Published on August 3, 2022

In the fall of 2020, Kaitlyn Nuebel was seriously worried about her future. The nonfiction writing and communications double-major feared she would never be able to secure a full-time job, even though she was still two years shy of her …

By Dionna Dash
Dionna Dash Nordenberg Scholar
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Student Spotlight: “Go Where You’re the Right Fit”

Published on August 3, 2022

Upon graduating in fall of 2021, Matt Biederman had it all. The mechanical engineering major had done a slew of internships and had secured multiple full-time job offers. The only issue – he couldn’t decide which offer to accept. To solve …

By Dionna Dash
Dionna Dash Nordenberg Scholar
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Resume Prep Resources

Federal Resume Writing Tips

Writing a federal resume differs from crafting a resume for the private sector. Federal resumes adhere to specific guidelines and …

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Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): Resume Writing and CV’s vs. Resume Considerations

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

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Resume Samples

Federal Resume Writing Tips

Writing a federal resume differs from crafting a resume for the private sector. Federal resumes adhere to specific guidelines and …

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Information Science Undergraduate Resume Sample

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Computer Science Undergraduate Resume Sample

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Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): Resume Writing and CV’s vs. Resume Considerations

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

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Material Science and Engineering Resume Sample

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