Our advising teams are excited to work with you in preparing your best, most effective and impactful application materials! Whether you are applying for internships or full-time opportunities, submitting your resume/CV along with a graduate or professional school application, or just exploring to learn best practices, you’re in the right place!
Step 1: Please review the guidance and best practices shared in our “Learn How To” sections for
Resumes/CVs and Cover Letters and make your own updates and revisions.
Step 2: Follow the guidance below specific to your school/degree level, current status or special pathway of interest:
* Current undergraduates & undergraduate alumni
* Candidates applying to Graduate & Professional Programs
* Graduate Degree candidates and alumni (Master’s, PhD and Professional degree programs) & Postdoctoral Fellows.
Undergraduates: Current Students & Alumni
Undergraduate students and alumni from The College of Arts & Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Engineering & Applied Science and/or The Wharton School:
Please first review our Resume Guide and Resume Checklist* to assist you in preparing your best drafts for review.
- Complete the request form below; for the most comprehensive feedback, include below either 1) your ideal type(s) of role/potential industries or 2) a specific job title and industry to which you are applying (a web link to a currently listed opportunity is also welcome!).
- Important notes:
- Please allow for up to one week for your review to be returned to you via email with notes; reviews are completed as expediently as possible and in the order they are received
- At the start of each semester and during peak recruiting seasons, please allow up to two weeks to receive a completed review.
- Accepted Document Types include .doc, .docx, and/or PDF
- Please limit review requests through this form to no more than one per week, or two for a single document per 30-day period
- Please do not send a second copy of the same document for review until you have received your first completed review.
- An additional resource: Are you curious about how your resume may be evaluated when you apply to positions online? Whether you’re assessing your resume against a specific opportunity or are starting with a “baseline” relevancy score, check out Penn’s subscription to Targeted Resume.
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Note: You may not submit a new resume for review until you have received feedback on your last submitted resume. You may not submit the same document for review more than once in one 30-day period. These reviews are meant to be a quick overview. For more detailed feedback, please schedule an appointment with us in Handshake: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/appointments/
Applications for Graduate & Professional School
- For current degree candidates in graduate programs in Nursing, Education, Counseling/Psychology, and Social Work/Social Policy/Social Welfare, please schedule an appointment via Handshake with Sharon Fleshman, Esther Ra, or Patty Greenfield.
- Click here for more information about any other graduate program, medical school, and law school application material critiques.
- Law School Application Resume Review: please email your résumé to prelawresumes@vpul.upenn.edu and allow 5-7 business days for processing. Applicants are limited to one review per application cycle and review appointments will become available at the start of the fall semester.
Master’s and Doctoral Degree Candidates & Alumni, and Current Postdoctoral Fellows
Resume/CV Reviews By Appointment:
Graduate students in Master’s, Doctoral and Professional degree programs supported by Career Services are invited to make an appointment with a career advisor for a resume review and other career related support. Appointments are scheduled through Handshake, or you may call (215) 898-7530 during regular business hours for assistance in scheduling. Each team serving graduate and professional students may also offer Same-Day Advising sessions, but are limited in offering and are only 15 minutes in duration; Same-Day Advising chats are scheduled through Handshake as well and you’re encouraged to check shortly after 9:00 AM ET each morning for availability.
To be well prepared for your advising session, please be sure you’ve updated your resume, CV or career related materials so that you can receive the most thorough, timely feedback.
Sample Resumes & Printed Guidance for Self-Editing Before Your Appointment:
Please feel free to review the samples offered beginning Pg. 42, and review guidance for style, layout, section ideas and more.
**Penn Engineering Master’s candidates: You are encouraged to review the guidance provided for writing resumes with the Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Fellow guide, and also have read-only access to the Penn Engineering Master’s Candidate Resumes submitted by Program of Study here.
Interactive Resume Development Tools:
- Use Targeted Resume, a tool that can increase the chance that your resume will pass any automated screening processes.
- Get a head start with some of the following videos. You can find more on our YouTube channel.
