This is a TeX/LaTeX resume you can use for professional/education purpose.
The easiest way to edit this template is opening Overleaf website, creating a new project and pasting the resume.
If you need help coming up with good sentences for your resume, use the prompt from the "prompts" folder and input it into an LLM to ask questions. I strongly recommend trying it for yourself first; write down your own ideas, then ask the agent how you can improve them. Asking it to build your whole resume from scratch will likely result in a generic text, and HR professionals will probably notice.
You can provide the agent with something like this (don't forget to attach the other prompt):
"My main goal is to find [international, national] roles. I have a preference for [US, EU, SA, etc.] companies, but I'm also open to opportunities in [US, EU, SA, etc.].
Currently, (I'm working as a [your role]) OR (I'm a [your degree] student), and I'm looking for [level, e.g., entry-level, senior] [role you desire] roles.
First, let's go through each topic on my resume to check for grammatical mistakes and find better ways to phrase what I've written. I want you to focus on the [American, European, Brazilian] professional landscape and be mindful of the terminology you use."
- For each educational experience, list the university, location, degree, and dates.
- This section is great for showing initiative and teamwork outside of traditional work experience.
- Use action verbs to describe your accomplishments. Quantify your impact whenever possible.
- Detail your professional experience, starting with the most recent.
- Focus on achievements rather than just duties. Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to frame your bullet points.
- Highlight transferable skills like mentorship, communication, and collaboration.
- Keep this section concise and relevant to the jobs you are applying for.
This tips was extracted from Harvard Website. Feel free to check the website and read the article.
- Specific rather than general
- Active rather than passive
- Written to express not impress
- Articulate rather than "flowery"
- Fact-based (quantify and qualify)
- Written for people who / systems that scan quickly
- Spelling and grammar errors
- Missing email and phone information
- Using passive language instead of "action" words
- Not well organized, concise, or easy to skim
- Not demonstrating results
- Use personal pronouns (such as I or We)
- Abbreviate
- Use a narrative style
- Use slang or colloquialisms
- Include a picture
- Include age or gender
- List references
- Start each line with a date
- Be consistent in format and content
- Make it easy to read and follow, balancing white space
- Use consistent spacing, underlining, italics, bold, and capitalization for emphasis
- List headings (such as Experience) in order of importance
- Within headings, list information in reverse chronological order (most recent first)
- Avoid information gaps such as a missing summer
- Be sure that your formatting will translate properly if converted to a .pdf
| Category | Action Verbs |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Accomplished, Achieved, Administered, Analyzed, Assigned, Attained, Chaired, Consolidated, Contracted, Coordinated, Delegated, Developed, Directed, Earned, Evaluated, Executed, Handled, Headed, Impacted, Improved, Increased, Led, Mastered, Orchestrated, Organized, Oversaw, Planned, Predicted, Prioritized, Produced, Proved, Recommended, Regulated, Reorganized, Reviewed, Scheduled, Spearheaded, Strengthened, Supervised, Surpassed |
| Communication | Addressed, Arbitrated, Arranged, Authored, Collaborated, Convinced, Corresponded, Delivered, Developed, Directed, Documented, Drafted, Edited, Energized, Enlisted, Formulated, Influenced, Interpreted, Lectured, Liaised, Mediated, Moderated, Negotiated, Persuaded, Presented, Promoted, Publicized, Reconciled, Recruited, Reported, Rewrote, Spoke, Suggested, Synthesized, Translated, Verbalized, Wrote |
| Research | Clarified, Collected, Concluded, Conducted, Constructed, Critiqued, Derived, Determined, Diagnosed, Discovered, Evaluated, Examined, Extracted, Formed, Identified, Inspected, Interpreted, Interviewed, Investigated, Modeled, Organized, Resolved, Reviewed, Summarized, Surveyed, Systematized, Tested |
| Technical | Assembled, Built, Calculated, Computed, Designed, Devised, Engineered, Fabricated, Installed, Maintained, Operated, Optimized, Overhauled, Programmed, Remodeled, Repaired, Solved, Standardized, Streamlined, Upgraded |
| Teaching | Adapted, Advised, Clarified, Coached, Communicated, Coordinated, Demystified, Developed, Enabled, Encouraged, Evaluated, Explained, Facilitated, Guided, Informed, Instructed, Persuaded, Set Goals, Stimulated, Studied, Taught, Trained |
| Quantitative | Administered, Allocated, Analyzed, Appraised, Audited, Balanced, Budgeted, Calculated, Computed, Developed, Forecasted, Managed, Marketed, Maximized, Minimized, Planned, Projected, Researched |
| Creative | Acted, Composed, Conceived, Conceptualized, Created, Customized, Designed, Developed, Directed, Established, Fashioned, Founded, Illustrated, Initiated, Instituted, Integrated, Introduced, Invented, Originated, Performed, Planned, Published, Redesigned, Revised, Revitalized, Shaped, Visualized |
| Helping | Assessed, Assisted, Clarified, Coached, Counseled, Demonstrated, Diagnosed, Educated, Enhanced, Expedited, Facilitated, Familiarized, Guided, Motivated, Participated, Proposed, Provided, Referred, Rehabilitated, Represented, Served, Supported |
| Organizational | Approved, Accelerated, Added, Arranged, Broadened, Cataloged, Centralized, Changed, Classified, Collected, Compiled, Completed, Controlled, Defined, Dispatched, Executed, Expanded, Gained, Gathered, Generated, Implemented, Inspected, Launched, Monitored, Operated, Organized, Prepared, Processed, Purchased, Recorded, Reduced, Reinforced, Retrieved, Screened, Selected, Simplified, Sold, Specified, Steered, Structured, Systematized, Tabulated, Unified, Updated, Utilized, Validated, Verified |
You can also find some cool resume examples at:
- MIT Sample resumes and cover letters
- Harvard Create a Resume/CV or Cover Letter
- Harvard College Paragraph Resume Template
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