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Job Hunting? > Resumes, Cover Letters, etc.

Reusmes, Cover Letters, and Interviewing

There are various ways to write and format your résumé and/or cover letter and to approach an interview, but here are some things you might find helpful.

Resume Templates:

Microsoft Word documents you can use to construct your résumé, with your adding, deleting, and modifying sections as is appropriate.

*Click on the resume link
BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES, save the document to your own disk or flash drive
Make your changes to the template.
Resave as you edit this document.

Chronological Résumé is the most effective résumé format for job seekers with solid experience and a logical job history. >>
Functional Résumé might be thought of as a "problem solving" format; it gives you latitude to "make sense" of your work history and match up skills and accomplishments that might not be obvious to the employer in a traditional chronological format. >>

Resume Keywords and Scannable Resumes

It is important to have the right keywords, or “buzzwords” in your résumé that employers are looking for, and that will be picked up by a computer scan of your résumé if it is being entered into a database. These sites will give you some tips on developing résumé keywords:

Yahoo ~ Hot Jobs!

The Savvy Networker 10 Boilerplate Phrases That Kill Resumes by: Liz Ryan
The 2009 job market is very different from job markets of the past. If you haven't job-hunted in a while, the changes in the landscape can throw you for a loop.........more>>

Books on Resume Writing:

How to write a résumé and get a job (650.142 COR)
The elements of résumé style : essential rules and eye-opening advice for writing résumés and cover
Letters that work (650.142 BEN)
202 great résumés (REF 650.142 BLO 2004)
Perfect phrases for résumés (650.142 BET)

Cover Letter Advice and Templates:

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/coverlettsample.htm
Nail the cover letter! : great tips for creating dynamite cover letters (650.142 KRA)

Interview Tips:

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/interviewquest.htm
The Ferguson guide to résumés and job-hunting skills : a step-by-step guide to preparing for your job search (650.14 HIN)

Want some one-on-one help with formatting your résumé, filling out a job application, searching for jobs, or basic computer skill training? Schedule an appointment with a librarian – 262-646-6230.