Fletcher Library at the West Campus
Career Development Resources
Resumes & Portfolios
Resumes and vita are the job seekers opportunity to present to employers their educational background or training, skills, and experience. This section includes sources offering "how to" advice with resume samples in different styles and formats for variety of fields and jobs. Portfolios, as an alternative or supplement to resumes, offer applicants an opportunity to demonstrate their work through samples. Long a tool of artists, portfolios are increasingly used by other disciplines.Adams Resume Almanac
HF5383 .A27 1994 West Ref
Basic advice for writing resumes and cover letters with sample resumes listed
by job field. Also sample resumes for special situations such as the frequent
job changer or the physically challenged applicant.
America's Top Resumes
for America's Top Jobs
HF5383 .F337x 1998 West Ref
Offers extensive number of sample resumes in a variety of styles and designs
for recent graduates and individuals changing jobs or careers, arranged by occupation.
Developing A Professional
Vita or Resume
HF5383 .M18 1997 West Ref
Focuses on the process of how to develop and revise a resume or vita. Contains
worksheets but lacks many actual examples. Short chapter on composing a cover
letter.
Encyclopedia of Job-Winning
Resumes
HF5383 .F77x 1996 West Ref
Sample resumes arranged by broad career areas with specific positions highlighted
(e.g. emergency care nurse within health category). Primary examples are for
experienced employees, but students and those making career changes are also
shown. Cover letters for different types of applicants (e.g. entry-level) and
different stages of the application process (e.g. following an interview). Includes
sample letters of resignation and those requesting promotion or recommendation.
Headhunter.Net
http://www.HeadHunter.NET
Submitted resumes are automatically posted to one or more of 76 jobs-related
newsgroups.
How to Prepare a Job
Winning Resume
HF5383 .H695x 1990 West Media
Video discusses all aspects of the job search: resumes, cover letters and follow-up.
Just Resumes
HF5383 .M285 1997 West Ref
Suggests procedures for preparing and organizing different styles of resumes
for recent graduates or those individuals changing careers. Career specific
examples of resumes are shown. Sample cover letters are also included.
Portfolio Library
http://www.amby.com/kimeldorf/
Commercial site offering advice on the development of a portfolio for non-artists.
Provides a sample portfolio.
Resumes That Get Jobs
HF5383 .R4 1995 West Ref
Detailed help, with worksheets, on how to organize and write each section of
a resume (e.g. education, memberships, work experience). Samples for specific
jobs.
Your First Resume
HF5383 .F89 1996 West Ref
Begins with advice on how to decide what career best suits, how to collect information
about the field, and how to organize and write your resume. A few sample resumes.
