Resumes & Cover Letters

Strengthen Your Resume with Sidekick

Sidekick is an AI-powered resume assistant built into Handshake that helps you create a stronger, recruiter-ready resume. Use it to improve how you describe your experiences, highlight your skills, and tailor your resume for jobs, internships, fellowships, or career fields.

With Sidekick, you can:

Upload a resume or use one saved in Handshake
Get instant suggestions for stronger wording, structure, and content
Better highlight your skills, experiences, and impact
Tailor your resume for specific opportunities
Save or download your updated resume

Ready to Strengthen Your Resume?

Step 1: Log in to Handshake
Step 2: Access Sidekick by uploading or selecting your resume
Step 3: Review Sidekick's recommendations and continue refining your resume
Step 4: Save your updated resume to Handshake
Step 5: Want a second set of eyes? Schedule a Resume/Cover Letter Review appointment with a Career Specialist through Handshake.

Click HERE to log in to Handshake and get started.

Sidekick uses a third-party large language model (LLM). Information submitted through the tool is processed in accordance with Handshake's data agreements and privacy standards. Students should review all AI-generated recommendations for accuracy before incorporating them into application materials.

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Spice Up Your Current Resume & Cover Letter

Create multiple resumes in a variety of templates that are all perfectly formatted to your needs. Choose from over 50,000+ professionally written, ready-to-use phrases, spanning 1000+ unique occupations to create your resume bullets.

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Match Your Resume To The Job Description

Resume Worded Powered by Artificial Intelligence, Targeted Resume is a career platform that helps you tailor your resume to the job you're applying for. Upload your resume and job posting, and in 10 seconds, this resume scanner will scan the job posting you're applying for and highlight keywords and skills your resume is missing.