We are excited to work with you in preparing your best, most effective and impactful application materials! Whether you are applying for a specific internship or full-time opportunity, submitting applications to continue your education in graduate or professional school, or just exploring and preparing a resume or cover letter to have when you may need it, this is a great place to start:
First, please review the guidance and best practices shared in our “Learn How To” sections for
Resumes and Cover Letter and address any updates or revisions you can make independently. Then, choose from one of the three sections below for your next steps:
IF YOU ARE
*A current Undergraduate student/Undergraduate alumnus from residential/non-online programs only:
- Please first review our Resume Guide and Resume Checklist* to assist you in preparing your best drafts for review.
- Complete the request form below – and, for the most helpful 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 advisor 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.
- SEAS Master’s Candidates are also welcome to visit their program’s peer-submitted resume repository, maintained by the SEAS Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Education & Global Initiatives, located here.
Please log-in to our site with your PennKey to continue. Click “Log in” at the top right.
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.
Graduate Students, Graduate Alumni, and Current Postdoctoral Fellows
You can make an appointment with a career advisor at any time, but you’ll find it more helpful if you have a draft version of your resume (and/or other job search materials) to get the most useful feedback.
**SEAS Master’s candidates: You are encouraged to review the Undergraduate Resume Guide and Undergraduate Resume Checklist
- 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.
- To make an appointment, log in to Handshake or call 215-898-7530.
- Or schedule a Same Day Drop-In phone appointment by signing up on Handshake beginning at 9:15AM the day of the appointment.
- Note: Please include your phone number when making the appointment and be sure to be available for the advisor at the time you select. These slots are for 15 minutes appointments so it may not be possible to get a complete review during this time.
