career planning,resumes,cover letters, and interview skills
career
planning
- http://www.servicelocator.org:
America's Service Locator is a great resource. Simply enter your zip code
and under "Any Worker Services" select Career Planning. It will
then direct you to the local career planning services in your area. Many
of these places are non-profits that offer free workshops on resume assessment
and networking. Be warned though for one-to-one services they can charge
a fee.
- http://www.nycareerzone.org/
:CareerZone is a free, career exploration and planning system designed especially
for New York State students, although it is useful to anyone in the job
market. The CareerZone website brings together multiple sources of career
and labor market information to make career exploration and planning for
the future a little easier. The ASSESS YOURSELF tool examines your ideal
working environment and the site as a whole does an excellent job of breaking
down job descriptions and listing the necessary qualifications to enter
a certain field.
resumes
and cover letters
- http://resume.monster.com
:Look to the bottom of the page for free resources including examples
of sample resumes by field, a resume builder, how to work around difficult
spots in your resume as well as a resume list of Do’s and Don’ts.
Useful articles include “Common Resume Blunders”
http://resume.monster.com/articles/resumeblunders/ at and “No
Experience” http://resume.monster.com/articles/weakness_noexperience/
for those who are recent graduates. How to write a Cover Letter and samples
of Cover Letters are also in this section.
- http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/CoverLettersAndResumes.htm
:This site is a great resource for useful articles concerning resumes and
cover letters. Articles include “Top 20 recruiter pet peeves about
resumes”, “5 ways to transform your resume”, and “Covering
the Basics in Cover Letters”.
- http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
: Web site covers what a resume is, resume formats, sample resumes, cover
letters, and general tips for everyone.
- http://www.damngood.com/jobseekers/tips.html:
This website is a section of the http://www.damngood.com
(Part of the Damn Good Resume Web Site). This site has a great collection
of helpful tips, for example the best way to send a resume, as well as the
top 10 qualities that employers look for.
- http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html:An
informative 6 part guide to writing "a masterpiece of a resume".
Includes sections "How to Knock the Socks off a Persperctive Employer"
and "Add power to your resume with power words."
- http://www.hotjobs.com/htdocs/tools/resumes/index-us.html
: A great resource for Cover Letters including articles "Killer Cover
Letters" and "5 Common Cover Letter Mistakes" as well as
a great article on the jump from school to the "real world" and
some practical resume advice.
- http://www.graphic-design.com/DTG/Business/resume.html
: Practical advice from graphic designers on what those looking to get into
the graphic design field should have on their resume.
- http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/resumes/
: Resume formatting advice for each section of your resume including objective,
experince, and education.
- http://writing.englishclub.com/re/index.htm
: Breaks down resume writing into 12 easy steps and excellent cover letter
advice.
- http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/default.htm
: A great collection of sample resumes for those looking to create graphic
design resumes.
- The career
centers at your school are a great resource even if you've graduated. Career
counselors can give you great one-to-one advice for free on both your resume
and cover letters. You should never have to pay for resume advice.
interview
skills
Disclaimer:
This website is intended to serve as a resource to our Alumni. The Computer
Clubhouse does not endorse any of the above websites and is not responsible
for the content.
