Resumes and Cover Letters

The Career Center offers access to Optimal Resume, the gold standard in online resume technology. You can draft your resume in just a few short minutes with OptimalResume’s comprehensive software, which includes content examples for each section and format assistance. Optimal Resume allows you to manage content and style quickly and efficiently. Online help and examples are a mouse click away.

The site also offers substantial assistance in drafting a variety of cover letters for job applications, interview thank you notes, and accepting job offers. Get started with Optimal Resume NOW! Fill out the profile using your UCR.EDU email address and follow the simple instructions.

Remember personal help is always available for students at the Career Center. After creating your resume on Optimal Resume, stop by during Drop In Hours (Daily between 10 a.m. and noon or 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) To schedule longer appointment stop by the career center or call 951-827-3631.

Additional downloadable resources can be found below.

Resume Writing

The Virtual Career Center's Resume Resources.

Cover Letters

Formatting a Cover Letter 1
Formatting a Cover Letter 2
Sample Cover Letter 1
Sample Cover Letter 2
Email Cover Letter





Additional Links
Seven Tips for Effective Resume Writing
Typos, Grammatical Errors Most Common Resume Mistakes
Sample Resumes
More Sample Resumes