Career Center
Effective Resumes, CVs, Cover Letters and LinkedIn Profiles Resumes, curriculum vitaes (CVs), cover letters and LinkedIn profiles are all highly personalized marketing tools used in applying to jobs, internships, scholarships, graduate schools, organizations, student and community groups.
Effective application materials involve communicating your skills, experiences, accomplishments and knowledge to convince organizations you are a highly skilled and qualified candidate. They reflect how your unique qualifications specifically match what the organization is seeking.
Resumes, CVs, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles should never be considered “one-size-fits-all” generic documents; customization is critical.
To help you get started, we have provided examples of resumes, a CV, a cover letter, action verbs, a reference sheet and a LinkedIn profile checklist to give you a competitive edge.
USC Career Center
3601 Trousdale Parkway, Student Union 110
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4897
(213)740-9111 • careers@usc.edu • http://careers.usc.edu
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