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Resume Help
Develop your Resume, Cover Letters and Interview Skills
Purchased by Pierce County Library System and available to all library card holders free of charge, Resume Maker has everything you need to create professional-looking resumes and cover letters, including sample letters and resume templates. To login, use your library card number and pin.
JobNow provides you with practical tools to help you get a job, including:
- Live Interview Coaching - Coaches help improve your interview skills.
- Resume Lab - Send your resume to JobNow experts, get an analysis within 24 hours.
- Career Resources - Internet resources for job seekers, including personality and career assessments.
CareerOneStop: Resumes and Interviews – Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Provides several resources for job seekers, including resume how to, resume templates, advice for cover letters and tips and techniques for interviewing.
Career InfoNet: Resume Tutorial – From CareerOneStop. This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of writing a resume. Also includes links to several more resume help sites.
CareerOneStop for Veterans and Military Service Members – Resume advice, job hunting and career information for those transitioning from military to civilian life.
JobStar Resume Resources and Advice – Created by California libraries. Offers resources useful to everyone. The resume page includes resume and cover letter samples, advice, tips and information about electronic resume banks (i.e., online resume posting sites).
JobWeb: Resume and Interview Articles and Samples – Although the focus is on career and job search advice for new college graduates, JobWeb’s resume section is useful for every job hunter. In addition to basic advice on writing resumes and cover letters, the pages include information on using action words, avoiding common errors on resumes and navigating online applications.
Monster.com: Career Advice – Tips and samples for resumes and cover letters. Also includes advice on job hunting, interviewing, salary and benefits and career advice.
Resume Builder in Testing and Education Resource Center – The TERC database is purchased by Pierce County Library System and is available to all library card holders free of charge. To login, use your library card number and pin. To access the resume builder, go to the center column called College Prep Tools and scroll to the section called Other. Click on the link for Resume for College Application. Here you can use the resume builder feature to construct your resume. Full description of features.
The Riley Guide: Resumes and Cover Letters – Samples, tips and how to for cover letters, resumes and other job correspondence. The guide also includes information on how to search for a job, researching employers, sites with job postings and more.
Help with Your Resume – From The Riley Guide. Here you will find links to other sites on the Internet for resume samples, tips, where to turn for help and help understanding privacy issues.
Yahoo! HotJobs: Career Tools – Follow the links under Getting Started. Choose from Resumes, Interviewing, Salary, or Networking. Under each category you will find information on preparing resumes, presenting yourself at interviews, networking techniques and finding base salary ranges. (Note: Links to fee-based services are often advertised as well on this site.)
(En Español) Susan Ireland Resumes – Ejemplos de currículum vítae y ejemplos de cartas.
GoogleDocs - Offers 19 different resume and cover letter templates, with ratings and reviews.
Resume Resource - Extensive all-purpose site covering resume examples, resume writing and cover letter writing, with lots of advice. Note: Links are included for both free and fee sites.
Resume Templates Directory - Sample resumes for 250 different jobs.
Resumizer - Free, basic resume generator. Note: Includes extensive directions written in small font.
Sample Resumes - Resume samples for dozens of jobs – no advice.