Museum Resume Toolkit - What's Included:

Resume templates for multiple career stages and callouts to guide your own resume
- Standard Museum Resume (for most museum jobs)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Senior Leadership Resume
- New 2-page federal resume
Bullet point writing formulas and examples
Action verb categories tailored to museum work
Resume statement formulas

Bonus included:

✔️ Unpack a Job Description Workbook to help you identify keywords, priorities, and skills so your resume is always written in response to the role.

Inside you’ll find tools and examples designed to help you:

Translate your experience into strong, role-aligned bullets
Choose the right resume format for where you are in your career
Understand how hiring committees read resumes
Make strategic decisions about structure, emphasis, and language

About Museum Toolkits

A growing collection of practical, self-guided resources designed to help museum professionals navigate the job search with clarity, confidence, and strategy.

Each toolkit breaks down a specific part of the application process (such as resumes, cover letters, interviews, networking and beyond) using clear examples, worksheets, and real-world guidance grounded in how museums actually hire.

These aren’t generic career templates. They’re built specifically for museum work, museum language, and museum hiring practices.