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Resumes & Cover Letters

A resume is a document that highlights your career objective, education, work experience, and extracurricular activities. Great resumes require thought and planning. The Career Development Center offers a FREE online tool for CSULB students and alumni to assist with this process. Optimal Resume will allow you to easily create resumes in Word, Rich Text, Plain Text, and HTML - resulting in your own professional website.

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