Resume Help
Created by Lisa Bunker, Class of 2001
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Resume FAQ
( http://www.career.arizona.edu/students/?resumefaq
There are virtually unlimited styles and formats for your resume; from the plain text "just the facts" format, to the flamboyant "artistic with a flair" format. Ask 10 employers about resume format basics, and you will likely get 10 different (often conflicting) answers. Be forewarned, there are many opinions out there about the "right" way to create your resume both in terms of format and content…This FAQ page is designed to give you the best, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge information from the experienced career professionals at UA Career Services.
Resume Guide
http://www.career.arizona.edu/students/?resumeguide
These resume and letter writing guidelines can assist you in putting together that important marketing tool designed to sell your strengths, accomplishments, education and skills to potential employers.
Resume Checks
http://www.career.arizona.edu/Students/?orig=students&key=resumecheck&base=1
Career Services staff members are available to check your resume. Resume checks are available on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis, Monday through Friday in Career Services, Room 411.
Just for Librarians
ALA ’s New Member Round Table Resume Review Service
http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/comm/about_rrs.htm
The Resume Review Service Committee gives NMRT members an opportunity to have their resumes and/or cover letters reviewed via e-mail by experienced professionals in the field. In addition, the Committee provides on-site resume reviewing for job seekers in a booth at the ALA Placement Center at Annual and Midwinter conferences. If you are not yet a member of NMRT you can join Dues are only $10 in addition to the ALA membership fee.
Librarians and Library Science: The Resume
http://librarians.about.com/careers/librarians/library/weekly/aa021300.htm
A great guide from About.com
The Only Book Written about Resumes for Librarians
Writing Resumes That Work by Robert R. Newlen
Click on the title to retrieve the SABIO record.
LISjobs.com
http://www.lisjobs.com/advice.htm
Great information on interviewing, salaries, and articles relating to librarianship. LISjobs also offers an email newsletter, Info Career Trends.
The SIRLS Library Student Organization (LSO) Job Resources
Webpage
http://www.sir.arizona.edu/lso/jobs.htm
No resume information, but you can find out how to join our Job Opportunities Listserv ("JOBOPS"), and access library and information sciences job websites.
University of Michigan School of Information
http://www.si.umich.edu/careers/resources.htm
Indiana University School of Library and Information Science
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/resumes_letters.html
General Resume Resources
JobStar California
http://jobsmart.org/tools/resume/index.htm
Information on resumes and cover letters put together by a group of California public libraries. Other topics include picking the right kind of resume and posting your resume on the Web.
Purdue University's Resume Website
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/what.html
Gary Will's WorkSearch
http://www.garywill.com/worksearch/
A comprehensive guide to articles published on writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, networking, job search strategy and more.
Rebecca Smith's eResumes and Resources
http://www.eresumes.com/
Good for information on what you need to do to publish your resume on the Web.
Resume Help.Org
http://www.resume-help.org/
Mission of Resume Help.org - The mission of Resume Help.org is to assist a job seeker with how to write a resume, distributing a resume, tips for interviewing, and numerous tools to get the perfect job. Resume Help.org was designed for everyone from the novice job hunter to the HR professional.
Job Web
http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/default.htm
Career development and job-search advice for new college graduates.
University of New Mexico Career Services
http://www.career.unm.edu/forms/resume_book.pdf
Resume Assistance Book
Cover Letters
CareerPerfect.com's Advice on Cover Letters
http://www.careerperfect.com/CareerPerfect/resumeFAQs2.htm
The University of Ohio's Cover Letter Checklist
http://www.ohiou.edu/careers/cover.htm
Quintessential Careers' Cover Letter Formula
http://www.quintcareers.com/cover_letters.html
CareerLab's Database of 200 Sample Job-related Letters
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/
Writing an Effective Cover Letter (CNN article)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/careercenter/09/28/coverletter/index.html
Directories
LISjobs Career Guides
http://www.lisjobs.com/guide.htm
About.com's Resume and Cover Letter Guide
http://jobsearch.about.com/careers/jobsearch/library/blresume.htm
Another great directory from About.com
http://jobsearch.about.com/careers/jobsearch/msubres.htm?once=true&
See also: Writing a Resume to the
Job Announcement
