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Resumes

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5383.I747

The Everything Resume Book. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5383.N28

McGraw-Hill's Big Red Book of Resumes. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5388.M337


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College Journal Resume Advice
Articles provide advice on everything from writing effective cover letters to avoiding resume bloopers.

JobSmart Resume Section is highly recommended for people starting the resume-writing process.

Resume Advice
Detailed, step-by-step resume writing instructions and examples from Purdue University's career center.

Resumes, Cover Letters, and More!
From the CollegeGrad.com. Provides multiple resources, including resume templates.

Resume Resources from Quint Careers.

Volunteer Work on Your Resume
Details ways (and reasons) to make the most of volunteer experience on your resume.

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Cover Letters

At IC/US

201 Killer Cover Letters. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5383.P63

Cover Letters that Knock 'Em Dead. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5383.Y378

Winning Cover Letters. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5383.R93


Online

Sample Cover Letters from Vault.com.

Best College Cover Letters from CollegeGrad.com.

The Dynamic Cover Letter formula from Quint Careers.

Writing Cover Letters (and resumes) from IU's Writing Tutorial Services.

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Job Interviews

At IC/US

201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF55.49.5 .I6 K3

The Five-Minute Interview: A Job Hunter's Guide to a Successful Interview. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5549.5 .I6 B39

Interview Power: Selling Yourself Face to Face. IC/US Career Reference Call Number: HF5549.5 .I6 W373


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Job-Interview.net
Presents all aspects of job interviews, including tough questions, current trends, and mock interviews. Provides an index of mock interviews by job or function.

Union College of New York has PDF files on various interview topics, including:
    Effective Interviewing
    Behavioral Interviewing
    Second Interviews

The World's Biggest Job Interview Question Bank
From Job Interviews for Dummies, this site offers more questions than you'll ever have to answer. Provides just the questions, though, and no advice.

Interview Question Bank from Interview Network.
Search by subject or keyword.

Questions specifically for a First Job Interview.

Favorite Interviewing Questions from Mississippi State University.

Employer Research from Union College
Some information is specific to students at Union College, but most is helpful to anyone. Good ideas on how to get started researching a prospective employer.

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