What is a Resume?

A resume is a personal advertisement of you. It is a summary of your educational background and training, your business or professional experience and qualifications, your achievements and objective.

Medaille College's Career Planning Office is excited to offer Optimal Resume™, a resume development program that allows students to develop an effective document for their job or internship search.

Create your resume with Optimal Resume™

Optimal Resume™ is available to current Medaille students. You will need your medaille.edu email address to register. Services are available up until 6 months after graduation. Please ensure that graduation dates in your profile are up-to-date.

Over 100 Resume samples
Resume Builder
Resume Review Center
Scheduled Webinars

Download our Writing for Work Handbook for more information regarding resume and cover letter writing.
Teacher's sample resume
Additional Information for Teachers

Resume DO's

• Use language that provides the reader a sense of who you are and what you are capable of accomplishing
• Pay attention to the  layout and appearance; your resume should be readable in less than 30 seconds
• Use consistent formatting throughout the document including punctuation
• Your resume is a brief summary of your skills and abilities not an autobiography; keep it to 1-2 pages
• Create and review each resume with the employer's needs in mind
• Emphasize transferable skills and accomplishments
• When possible quantify your statements, numbers can go a long way in making a good impression
• Draw attention to your activities, awards and other value-added experiences
• Share your final draft with at least 3 people and seek constructive feedback
• Proofread, Proofread, Proofread and when you are done Proofread it again.

Resume DON'Ts

• Exaggerate or lie on your resume
• Use of Titles: Resume, Fact Sheet, etc.
• Do not include your availability or salary expectations unless asked; and then provide this in the cover letter
• Do not list ONLY your job duties review to make sure that you included Abilities, Skills and Knowledge (ASK)
• Have someone other than you write your resume
• Explain reason for leaving other employment
• Do not include abbreviations, jargon, charts, photographs, health/physical descriptions or marital status
• Repeat the same action words instead choose a variety of words throughout the document
• Use unreadable size fonts or extra large margins
• Apply for a position with any errors on your resume