Job Search Technique Resources:
Sample cover letters, thank you notes, and letters for answering want ads and soliciting assistance. Also included are techniques on how to write good letters along with a section on letter writers' most common mistakes.
A comprehensive guide for college students and recent grads to the entire job search process. Also functions as a job bank where students can search for job openings and put resumes online.
Community Job Search and Career Centers in Los Angeles County
A listing of public non-profit agencies assisting in career search and counseling from Job Star Los Angeles.
This site by Rebecca Smith compares e-resume sites on the web and also features a-section where job seekers can view hypertext resumes from people with similar career objectives. Unique also is the keyword resume tutorial which serves as a foundation tutorial to help job seekers organize their skills, keywords, and accomplishments before they visit websites where they construct their electronic resumes.
A huge mega-list of online job search resources and services. Included are online job listing services for academia, science, Engineering, medicine, general, classified ads, recruitment agencies, resume banks, commercial services, college/university career centers and other mega-lists of links.
Job Star California (California Job Search Guide)
A job search guide developed by local public libraries in the Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco areas. Included are local jobs, job fairs, job hotlines for each area as well and general information on resume preparation, career guides, salary info and exploring the hidden job market.
Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide
Put together by a marketing professor, this award-winning site features assistance with cover letters, resumes, and interviews plus links to new college grad resources including internships and a career and job-hunting book locator.
Online resume tutorial. A clever, interactive guide to composing a resume (even if it's the very first one) from the University of Minnesota.
Extremely comprehensive resume guide to traditional and electronic resumes. Also sample resumes, how to write cover letters, and links to resume resources on the Web.
Free online workshops in resume writing, e-resume formatting and cover letter writing.
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