KUDER Portfolio Resumé and Cover Letter Help
1. NOTE: You may create your resumé and/or cover letter using the tools on KUDER, or you can create
them using a word processing application like MS Word or Google Docs. This information sheet is
designed to help you create the files using Microsoft Word. One benefit of using Word or Google Docs
is the spelling and grammar checker, which are NOT available on the KUDER platform.
2. Open Google Chrome.
3. Go to the following web address: theodorebobcats.org/joseph-mcrae
4. Scroll down the page to DOCUMENTS and find the folder titled "Kuder Career Portfolio." Click on the
file titled “Cover Letter for KUDER Career Portfolio” OR “Resumé Template – John or Jane Student,”
depending on your needs.
5. Click SAVE, then OKAY.
6. Look at the bottom left-hand corner of your screen and find the downloaded file and click it.
7. Once the file has opened in Microsoft Word, look for the YELLOW BANNER at the top of the screen and
click ENABLE EDITING.
8. Please Note: This is a template. You must change the information in the document to match your own.
9. Look for the bold text. Change this information to match your own.
10.When you have finished entering your information, highlight the bold text, then click the CTRL key and
"B" at the same time. This will make your text appear like the rest of the document.
11.Once you have finished entering your information, find and click on the tab named REVIEW. It is near
the top center of the computer screen. On the left, under "FILE," find and click the tab marked
"Spelling & Grammar." Make the necessary corrections.
12.SAVE the document to your OneDrive account, using a name you will recognize.
13.DO NOT CLOSE IT YET!!!!
14.Look to the UPPER LEFT CORNER and find the word FILE. Click FILE and find the word EXPORT. If
EXPORT is not an option, click SAVE AS and one of the options that appears should be EXPORT to a
PDF.
15.Click EXPORT and then click “CREATE ADOBE PDF.”
16.SAVE this file to your ONEDRIVE. Note the name of this file. You must be able to find the PDF on the
computer in order to upload it. If finding the file proves difficult, save the PDF to the DESKTOP.
17.Use these PDFs to upload your resumé and cover letter to the MY DOCUMENTS section on the KUDER
platform. THE KUDER PLATFORM ONLY ACCEPTS PDF FILES!
How to Upload Your Resumé and Cover Letter to KUDER
1. NOTE: You MUST use PDF files of your resumé and cover letter. If the file names say
Microsoft Word Document, it is not a PDF. See number 14 above.
2. Open the following website: al.kuder.com/
3. Click “Log in with CLEVER login”
4. Enter your login name
WITHOUT “@STU.MCPSS.COM”
5. Enter your password.
6. Once the site loads, find the left-hand column and click “MY DOCUMENTS."
7. Find the blue button on the right that says “ADD NEW FILES.”
8. Upload the PDF files of your updated resumé and cover letter from your ONEDRIVE
account or from the DESKTOP of your computer.
