Resume & Cover Letter Checklist

Resume and Cover Letter Checklist

  1. Refer to and follow the SEAS Resume & Cover Letter Guide for useful guidance, tips, and sample resumes and cover letters. 
  2. Have someone in your industry (a peer, a colleague, or a professor, etc.) review your resume and/or cover letter.
  3. Plan to see a SEAS career coach; see your career coaching options here.
  4. Continue to update your resume and write unique cover letters that correspond to each position you apply to.

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Success Story!

We at the W. Scott Amey Center pride ourselves in helping our talented students grow to reach their professional potential and achieve all they desire. Today, meet Bhavana Maddineni, a former Electrical Engineering student at the George Washington University.

 

By Samantha Horton
Samantha Horton Career Services Ambassador
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ATTENTION: Walk-In Career Advising and Facebook Friday Updates

Walk-In Career Advising Hours:

This week open office hours with the SEAS Career Services Fellow (Amber Samuels) will be Tuesday, March 20th from 2-4 PM and Wednesday, March 21st from 1-3 PM in room 2845. Please note- there will not …

By Amber Samuels
Amber Samuels Career Services Fellow
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Graduate Career Development Workshop Coming Soon!

SEAS Students-

Are you looking to enhance your career development?  Do you want helpful tips on writing resumes? Would you like to learn how to better leverage LinkedIn?

Do you want to increase your confidence in your professionalism?  Do you …

By Amber Samuels
Amber Samuels Career Services Fellow
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The Job Search in China & Interviewing for the Chinese Job Market

Lockin China (http://chinaportal.guccu.org/gwu) is the largest recruitment platform specializing in supporting Chinese overseas students. During the 90 minute on-campus workshop at GW students will learn:

When to start the job search
How to write a professional resume
How to prepare …

By Mario Velasquez
Mario Velasquez Career Services Ambassador
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Seven Ways STEM Builds Character

Hello, SEAS Students- I came across the following article and thought I would pass it along to you. I have included below a portion of the article that I think has some useful ideas that can be applied to resume …

By Amber Samuels
Amber Samuels Career Services Fellow
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