Skip navigation

Columbia University

alert icon


To help SIPA students prepare for the 2020-2021 academic year, we have developed a set of FAQs about the planned instructional format and other important issues.

Read the latest updates from the University and from SIPA.

Home
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Students

Info for

  • News
  • Events
  • Forums
  • Alumni
  • Give
  • What. Can. Be.
  • Experience SIPA
    • Dean's Messages
    • About SIPA
    • Why SIPA?
    • SIPA Stories
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Centers & Institutes
    • Columbia & New York City
    • Global & UN Connections
    • Student Organizations
  • Ideas Lab
    • Dean's Public Policy Challenge Grant
    • Tech & Policy @ SIPA
    • Entrepreneurship & Policy @ SIPA
    • Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
    • Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution
  • Academics
    • Degree Programs
    • Concentrations & Specializations
    • International Fellows Program
    • Dual Degree Programs
    • Courses
    • Capstone Workshops
    • Executive Education
  • Admissions
    • What We Look For
    • How to Apply
    • Financial Aid
    • Application Status
    • Accept Your Offer
    • Connect with SIPA
    • Admissions FAQs
    • Admissions Overview
    • COVID-19 FAQs
    • Meet a Current Student
  • Faculty & Research
    • Faculty Directory
    • Research & Publications
    • Libraries & Campus Resources
  • Careers
    • Career Education
    • Career Resources
      • SIPAlink
      • Fact Sheets
      • Other Resources for In-Demand Skills
      • SIPA Alumni and Student Network LinkedIn Group
      • SIPA Alumni Directory
      • Online Databases and Paid Subscriptions
      • Sample Resumes and Cover Letters
      • SIPA Alumni Directory
      • OCS Forms
    • Internship Program
    • Job & Internship Postings
    • Employment Statistics
    • Career FAQs
    • For Employers
  • What. Can. Be.
  • Experience SIPA
    • Dean's Messages
    • About SIPA
    • Why SIPA?
    • SIPA Stories
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Centers & Institutes
    • Columbia & New York City
    • Global & UN Connections
    • Student Organizations
  • Ideas Lab
    • Dean's Public Policy Challenge Grant
    • Tech & Policy @ SIPA
    • Entrepreneurship & Policy @ SIPA
    • Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
    • Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution
  • Academics
    • Degree Programs
    • Concentrations & Specializations
    • International Fellows Program
    • Dual Degree Programs
    • Courses
    • Capstone Workshops
    • Executive Education
  • Admissions
    • What We Look For
    • How to Apply
    • Financial Aid
    • Application Status
    • Accept Your Offer
    • Connect with SIPA
    • Admissions FAQs
    • Admissions Overview
    • COVID-19 FAQs
    • Meet a Current Student
  • Faculty & Research
    • Faculty Directory
    • Research & Publications
    • Libraries & Campus Resources
  • Careers
    • Career Education
    • Career Resources
    • Internship Program
    • Job & Internship Postings
    • Employment Statistics
    • Career FAQs
    • For Employers

Search form

You are here

  1. Home
  2. Careers
  3. Career Resources

Action Verbs & Resume / Cover Letter Templates

Get access to action verbs by skill and a cover letter guide. Also get resume tips and sample resumes including federal government templates along with sample cover letters including informational and job interview templates. 

You are here

  1. Home
  2. Careers
  3. Career Resources

Action Verbs

  • Action Verbs 
  • Action Verbs by Skill ("185 Powerful Action Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome", www.themuse.com)

Cover Letter Guide

  • How to Write Effective Cover Letters

Sample Resume Templates

  • Sample SIPA Format Resume
  • Sample Chronological Resume 1
  • Sample Chronological Resume 2
  • Sample Chronological Resume 3
  • Sample Executive Resume
  • Sample Functional Resume
  • Sample Related Experience Resume

Sample Cover Letter Templates

  • Sample Cover Letter Requesting Informational Interview
  • Sample Cover Letter Requesting Full-Time Position 1
  • Sample Cover Letter Requesting Full-Time Position 2
  • Sample Cover Letter Requesting Full-Time Position 3
  • Sample Cover Letter Requesting Full-Time Position 4
  • Sample Cover Letter Inquiring About Summer Internship
  • Sample Thank You for Informational Interview
  • Sample Thank You for Job Interview
  • Sample Acceptance and Decline Letters (via Email)

GOVERNMENT Resume Information

  • How to Build a (Federal) Resume
  • What Should I Include on My Federal Resume?
  • Sample Federal Resume and Tips
  • GovLoop Rock Your Resume Toolkit (Local, state, federal, and other government resume tips, articles, and templates)

SEARCH JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

Contact Us

Office of Career Services (OCS)
Columbia University
School of International and Public Affairs
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027

212-854-4613
212-854-6190
sipa_ocs@sipa.columbia.edu

Hours: Monday - Friday | 9:00am to 5:00pm

Connect with OCS

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

Share This

Alumni Spotlight

The development practice program was exactly what I needed. It provided me with practical skills that I could actually apply to the consulting part of my organization but also broadened my understanding of some of the social issues that we’re teaching the kids.

Roger Nathanial Ashby MPA-DP 17
Co-Founder & Executive Director
OpenWise Learning
Full Profile
Top

Connect with Us

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Twitter

January 20, 2021

You may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. If you need a place to start, check out our FAQs or watc… https://t.co/sv2lBFXZWp

January 19, 2021

Congratulations to Mohammad Salhut MIA '22 & Roni Belenki MPA ’21 who represent Open Ta’lim, one of the 8 Dean's Pu… https://t.co/C4dJ4qN0Pb

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

School of International
and Public Affairs

 

Main Address
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
 

Non-Discrimination Statement and Policy

Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
514 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025

SIPA Admission

Tel (212) 854-6216