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Home > Career Resources > Students > Career Preparation > Career Tools > Career Correspondence > Résumé

Résumé Tips

A good résumé is a critical tool for use in pursuing your career goals. To create an effective résumé, the Career Resource Center offers résumé workshops and an online résumé writing guide, as well as books and guides in our office library. 

Résumé Critique Service - Drop-off your résumé and/or cover letter in 308 Alfiero to for critique. Students are then able to pick up written feedback or schedule an individual appointment with one of our Career Advisors to discuss the suggestions.

  • Career Resource Center Résumé Guide

    The Career Resource Center has developed an informational guide on résumé preparation for your convenience. Much of it is based on the feedback we have received from recruiters over the years.

  • Career Resource Center Résumé Templates

    Templates for BS Students, MBA Students, and MS Students. Customized for UB School of Management students, the Career Resource Center Résumé Templates make it easy for students to prepare a professionally formatted résumé.

  • Glossary of Action Verbs

    Use this list of action verbs to develop your résumé's bulleted statements.

  • 10 Minute Résumé

    By using simple-to-use online forms you can create an expertly designed and formatted résumé, receive advice on keywords and tips on what to write by occupation.

  • Deliver a Perfect e-Résumé 

    How do you create an e-mail résumé that will win interviews and influence recruiters? To get started, follow these rules.

  • E-Résumé Tips

    Follow guidelines for preparing a “scannable” e-résumé (this section is featured in the CRC Résumé Writing Guide).

  • The Riley Guide

    This page of the guide provides a helpful list of résumé and cover letter links.

In addition to the Web resources above, we encourage current students to take advantage of the following:

  • CRC Résumé Writing Workshop

  • Résumé and Cover Letter Critique Service

    Drop-off your résumé and cover letter in 308 Alfiero for critique. Students are then able to pick up written feedback or schedule an individual appointment with one of our Career Advisors to discuss the suggestions.

  • CRC Student Resource Room

    Use our national employer directories, career guides and other library resources to help you in your job search.