Corissa Peterson, Author at Resume Genius

About Us Corissa Peterson

About Me

A dedicated member of the Resume Genius team with a passion for the career space, Corissa is always looking for ways to create useful resources for job seekers, from writing job-specific resume samples to crafting in-depth articles on how to ace interviews.

Corissa graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. in Philosophy and a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies.

Corissa’s articles have been published on Diversity Jobs, Recruiter.com, Teachstone, and Jobillico, among others, and her career advice has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, GOBankingRates, and UpJourney. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.

Skills

Tailoring Resumes and Cover Letters Writing and Editing Staying Current on Career Trends Shooting Pool Making Coffee Philosophizing Typing 91 WPM

Achievements

Has written and edited 300+ articles for Resume Genius
Starred in several of our YouTube videos and TikToks gaining over 300K views
Leading the launch of the Job Search Genius newsletter (stay tuned!)

Certifications

Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)

Content written by Corissa Peterson

Example of colors for a resume.

Article

The Best Colors for Your Resume (With 5 Examples)

Corissa Peterson

Picture of a resume meme

Article

24 Resume Memes Job Seekers Can Relate to in 2026

Corissa Peterson

Several CV examples lined up with a variety of hands reaching down to select them. Each example uses a modern, colorful design.

Article

400+ CV Examples for Everyone (Academics & Non-academics)

Corissa Peterson

An example of a medical assistant who got her job in part because of a convincing medical assistant resume objective

Article

How to Write a Medical Assistant Resume Objective (With Examples)

Corissa Peterson

An architecture resume example with a black header to help the applicant stand out to hiring managers

Example

Architecture Resume Example

Corissa Peterson

A master resume lying on a table with a pen and a green plant next to it.

Article

How to Make a Master Resume

Corissa Peterson

Example of a warehouse resume.

Example

Warehouse Worker
Resume Example

Corissa Peterson

Graphic depicting a job seeker looking at Resume.io reviews.

Article

Resume.io Reviews: Resume Builder and Templates

Corissa Peterson

Graphic showing a man reading about current resume trends with a laptop in the background.

Article

6 Must-Know Resume Trends for 2025

Corissa Peterson

A retail sales associate cover letter example on a template with a green header

Example

Retail Sales Associate
Cover Letter Example

Corissa Peterson

A human resources (HR) cover letter example and template with a blue header to make the applicant's name stand out

Example

Human Resources (HR)
Cover Letter Example

Corissa Peterson

Example of an office manager cover letter with a simple template.

Example

Office Manager Cover Letter Example

Corissa Peterson

Content reviewed by Corissa Peterson

programming projects for resumes hero image, showing a happy woman putting programming projects on her professional documents via computer

Article

7 Programming Projects for Your Resume

Lauren Mastroni

A candidate answering a question in a job interview.

Article

How to Answer “Tell Me Something That’s Not on Your Resume” With Examples

Nathan Soto

A student is adding their school diploma to their resume - resume genius

Article

How to Put Your High School Diploma on Your Resume

Lauren Mastroni

Article

How to Put Self-Employed on a Resume

Lauren Mastroni

How to list a degree on a resume

Article

How to List a Degree on a Resume

Lauren Mastroni

An example of a a substitute teacher resume

Example

Substitute Teacher
Resume Example

Lauren Mastroni