Quintessential Careers Press: Surefire Resumes for New Graduates and Other Entry-Level Candidates Chapter 9: Surefire New-grad Resume and Cover Letter Samples Page 96 Resumes and Cover Letter Samples - continued Chronological finance resume: This resume makes the most of a distinctive program at the grad's college. See accompany cover letter below. Financial services cover letter: The grad whose resume is above shows his knowledge and appreciation of the targeted employer in his cover letter. Finance resume: Another grad of the same distinctive program as the previous grad takes a slightly different approach with her resume particularly expanding on her Education section. Law School Resume: Graduate and professional programs often require a resume for admission; this one targets law school. Chrono-functional internship resume: This student has strong unpaid experience but little paid work experience. He therefore plays up his transferable skills in his resume. See accompany cover letter below. Summer analyst internship cover letter: The student whose resume is featured above focuses on his applicable skills and experience. Chrono-functional travel consultant resume: This grad uses a very specific objective statement and makes the most of international experience. See accompany cover letter below. Travel consultant cover letter: The new grad whose resume is listed above uses an attention-grabbing cover-letter opener and a reader-friendly bulleted style. The wording in the bullet points reflects wording in the ad to which the letter responds. Chronological artist resume: This resume features a "headline" approach and an attractive design. See accompany cover letter below. Artist cover letter: A solid understanding of what is needed in the targeted job distinguishes the cover letter of the grad whose resume is above. Chronological management resume: This new grad uses a skills-based objective statement. Chrono-functional sales resume: A chrono-functional approach enables this grad to feature applicable skills clusters. His professional history is presented in two columns. Chrono-functional IT programming resume: A keyword section detailing technical skills is a major feature of this resume. See accompany cover letter below. IT programming cover letter: The grad whose resume is above explains that she plans to relocate to the employer's city. Chrono-functional customer-service resume: This grad uses skills clusters that relate to his targeted job. See accompany cover letter below. Customer-service cover letter: The grad whose resume is featured above does a great of blending his unusual language fluencies with his interest in customer service. Previous Page Next Page Back to Surefire Resumes for New Graduates and Other Entry-Level Candidates Index Page