Resume, Cover Letter, and C.V. Resources
The following resources are helpful tools to develop and refine your application materials. Students are also invited for an in person review of resumes, cover letters, and C.V. during drop-in advising hours held Mondays to Fridays 1pm to 3:30pm in STU 110 (Fall & Spring semester only).
Effective Resumes, CVs, Cover Letters, and LinkedIn Profiles Guide
Contains sample showcasing proper formatting, sentence structure, and strategies for developing strong documents
Check out an AI-powered platform for resume review with a template-based document builder (for an overview click here). Compare your resume to a job description using the Optimize tool and coming Fall 2024 students will have access to a Cover Letter module for support.
Please be aware that this is a tool designed to suggest potential improvements to your resume and not simply generate the content for you.
*Students get 10 resume reviews per academic year (at this time VMock is not available to alumni)
American Language Institute Writing Labs (Support for International Students)
Check out the USC ALI events calendar for Resume & Cover Letter support sessions which are occasionally offered each fall and spring.
Helpful articles covering a variety of resume related topics
Additional Guidance
You can refer to the Resume page on careers.usc.edu. You can also download an MS word template at the bottom of the page or edit the same templates online using VMock Smart Editor.
