Resumes & Cover Letters

A resume and cover letter are essential tools in the job search, helping you showcase your qualifications and interest in a role. As your first impression, they must be clear, professional, and tailored—especially since recruiters often spend just seconds reviewing them.


Welcome to VMock!
VMock is your 24/7 resume review platform, powered by AI to give you instant, personalized feedback. It helps you strengthen your resume and boost your job search outcomes—anytime, anywhere.

Why VMock?
We use VMock because it empowers you to improve your resume independently and efficiently. All incoming students are required to upload their resume and achieve a score of 86 or higher. By doing so you will develop a professional and consistent Babson formatted resume that is easily accessible to Babson faculty and staff.

Need help reaching that score?
No worries—schedule an appointment with our Professional Branding Specialist or a Career Advisor for personalized guidance.


VMock is not just for your resume! The platform also offers a handful of tools to help students tell their story. These tools include:

  • VMOCK SMART RESUME EDITOR – Build out your resume utilizing data science based on employers’ input to provide instant feedback on your resume
  • RESUME OPTIMIZER This tool was developed for when you have a specific job in mind, to optimize your resume against that job description.
  • CAREER FIT Career Fit evaluates how your career profile matches your desired job’s characteristics and helps you develop an action plan to optimize your fit.
  • ASPIREAspire, is an AI powered LinkedIn optimization application. This is the final tool that will allow students to create a consistent narrative from resume to public profile for target career tracks. 

Review tips and tricks to create the best cover letters and resume’s here!

View Resume Templates

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Full-Time MBA Resume Template
Resume template created especially for Full-Time MBA Babson graduate students.

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MS Program Resume Template
Resume template created especially for Babson graduate students in our MSF, MSEL, and MSBA programs.

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Chronological Resume:
This type of resume is used when you are applying for the same type of role and/or same type of industry you have work experience in.

Hybrid Resume:
This type of resume is used if you are looking to make a career change in terms of different roles, e.g. transferring from marketing to business analytics, or if you already held a variety of roles in different industries and need to connect the dots for your reader.

Use this template if it’s not easy for your reader to understand the underlying skill set that you would like to transfer to a new role and/or industry.

Functional Resume:
This type of resume is used when you have extensive professional experience across different industries and roles and need to explain what skill set is your specialty.

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Contact & Location

Phone
781.239.4210
Address

Olin Hall, Suite 320
231 Forest St.
Babson Park, MA 02457

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm