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| Resumes |
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| Damn Good
Resume http://www.damngood.com/ |
| This site is produced by
Yana Parker, a author of several resume books. Some of the
site is devoted to selling her books. However, there are
some links to good free information at the bottom of the homepage. |
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| How
to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html |
| This is a
great, easy to understand article on writing a resume. It
has a table of contents for finding specific information
quickly. |
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| Interviews & Resumes
http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Interviews__Resumes/default.htm |
| This is a collection
of articles offering some common-sense advice for all aspects of applying
for a job, from the resume to the thank-you note. The articles are
short and to the point. |
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| Quintessential
Careers: Resume Tutorial http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_tutorial/ |
| This is a
great tutorial by Quintessential
Careers, a career and job hunting resource guide. There
are other resume articles at Resume
and Vita Resources. |
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| Resumes & Cover Letters
http://www.rileyguide.com/letters.html |
| This site is hosted
by the Riley Guide,
which encompasses employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet.
This is a collection of links for Resumes, Cover Letters and
References. This site also has a category for preparing a resume for
the Internet and posting it online. |
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| Resumes
& Cover Letters http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/ |
| Quick site
with the basics. Offers samples of both resumes and
letters. At the bottom is a link to the Career
Journal (from the Wall Street Journal) with some excellent articles on resumes and cover letters. |
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| Electronic & Scannable Resumes |
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| eResumes 101:
Choosing your best electronic resume format
http://www.eresumes.com/tut_eresume.html |
| This is a good
article for the 'hows' of posting résumés. Lists the
advantages of the different formats and how to post resumes
online. Kind of difficult to read online but you can print it
out. Has links to examples of online resumes. |
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| FAQ's
About Electronically Scannable Resumes http://www.luc.edu/resources/career/faq.htm |
| This page
talks about the trend of scanning resumes so that the computer
can search for keywords. It has a lot of new information. |
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| Preparing Your Resume for the Internet
and Posting it Online http://www.rileyguide.com/eresume.html |
| This article, a part of the
Riley Guide,
has basic information in an easy-to-read
format. Definitely look at the other articles on this site. |
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| How To Write A Scannable Resume
http://www.uky.edu/CareerCenter/scanhowto.html |
| Some good tips on
scanable resumes. Also has a sample resume. |
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| Cover Letters |
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| Cover Letters
http://www.careercity.com/jobseekerX/resources/gethired/resumes.asp |
| This is
part of the Career City
site - a job database. This site has a tutorial, tips, and
samples. |
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| Cover Letter Archive
http://resume.monster.com/coverletter/ |
| Monster.com
sponsors this site of links to articles on cover letters and
samples of same. |
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| Covering Your Bases: Make Your Cover Letter Count
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/CareerBytes/Headway0800.htm |
| This site
is broken down into five parts, the introduction, content, formatting, tips, and expert advice. |
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| So
You Wanna Write a Cover Letter http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/coverletter/coverletter.html |
| This site
is maintained by SoYouWanna.com, a site that purports
to teach "you how to do all the things nobody taught you in school."
They also have sites on resumes
and interviews. |
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| Interviewing |
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Interviewing
http://content.careers.msn.com/GettingHired/Interviews/htg_prepare.asp |
| This site is part of the
MSN network. Some basic information is given here including how to
handle illegal questions and multiple interviewers. |
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| Interview
Center http://interview.monster.com/ |
| This is a
great site brought to you from Monster.com. The first step
is to choose a broad category around which the questions will be
given. You are then asked a series of questions which are
from real interviews. You have to choose from three
possible answers. Once you have chosen you are given the
reasons it was the best answer or was not. The real
benefit of this site is that it makes you start thinking about
what the interviewer wants to hear. |
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| Interview
and Resumes http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Interviews__Resumes/default.htm |
| This site is produced by
JobWeb. It has links to articles on interviews, resumes,
and cover letters. Some of the advice is common-sense; some of the advice is geared for students. |
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| Interviewing
http://collegegradjobs.about.com/careers/collegegradjobs/cs/jobinterviews/index.htm |
| This site
is from About.com which is a
web directory. On this site, which is geared for recent
graduates, are links to articles on About.com and other web
sites. |
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