Cover letters and résumés oftentimes serve as a potential employer’s first impression of you.
Check out the following links for ideas and help:
Purdue University has helpful tips for writing résumés and cover letters.
Check out the following templates from CMU Student Services.
A résumé is a document that is used to outline your experiences—professional, academic, extracurricular—and the skills you have acquired as a result.
Think of your résumé as a kind of advertisement for yourself: a strong résumé should make the reader want to meet and interview you.
You can browse the library's collection with the subject term Résumés (Employment).
Or, check out the following individual titles available at Tomlinson Library:
Expert resumes for health care careers by 
Resumes for the Health Care Professional by 
The Resume Kit by 
Gallery of Best Resumes by Cover letters are an opportunity to highlight, elaborate and draw attention to the relevant skills and accomplishments you have to offer.
The cover letter allows you to introduce yourself to the employer and explain things such as your passion or interest for the organization that do not fit within your résumé.
You can browse the library's collection with the subject term Cover letters.
Or, check out the following individual titles available at Tomlinson Library:
175 High-Impact Cover Letters by 
Dynamite Cover Letters and Other Great Job Search Letters by 