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In addition to the following resume writing resources, you can make an appointment to have a career counselor critique your resume. The counselors will help you format your resume, arrange the content to your greatest advantage, and even tailor it to a specific job description.

CareerJournal.com Job Hunting Archive - RESUMES/COVER LETTERS
The Wall Street Journal's resume gallery details the differences among various types of resumes, including chronological, functional, executive, contractor, and others. To access this feature, move your mouse over the job-hunting advice tab and choose resume gallery from the drop-down menu that appears.
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/index.html

Career Services @ Virginia Tech - Resumes and vitae
Virginia Tech's Career Services web site features in-depth resume information and advice on resume formats and samples, software and templates, scannable resumes, emailing vs. photocopying, frequent mistakes, and more.
http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/Resumes/Resume1.htm

JobStar Resume Guide
This one-stop job information site features sample resumes, resume tips, demystifies online resume banks, and helps you choose the right resume for you.
http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.php

ResumeDoctor.com Resource Center
Tips for what to do and what NOT to do with your resume based on survey results from headhunters, recruiters, and hiring managers provided by a commercial resume consulting service.
http://www.resumedoctor.com/ResourceCenter.htm

Resumes For...
This VGM Career Horizons print series features titles such as Resumes for Science Careers, Resumes for Education Careers, Resumes for First Time Job Hunters, and Resumes for Mid Career Job Hunters. All can be found in the CRL.

Rockport Institute: How to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume
Basic principles of resume writing excerpted from the bestselling book, The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success.
http://rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html

Simmons College Career Education Center - Resume Writing
Excellent introduction to resume presentation and writing, with sample resumes, by the CEC counselors.
http://my.simmons.edu/services/cec/docs/resume-writing.pdf

Susan Ireland Resumes - Sample Resumes by Occupation
An online library of over fifty sample resumes in different fields and with varying formats, from the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume.
http://susanireland.com/resumeindex.htm

TechnicalJobSearch.com - Sample Resumes
Sample resumes for different levels of employment are provided. In addition, the resumes provided are all critiqued and edited, so that the revisions made are available for viewing.
http://technicaljobsearch.com/resumes/center_1.html

Science Resumes

Career Services @ Virginia Tech - Resume formats and samples
Obviously geared toward students and alums of Virginia Tech, but the resources are still very generalized and useful. Sample scientific resumes prepared by real students are provided, along with links to such areas of importance as networking, relocating, and job search strategies.
http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/Resumes/formats.htm

Sample Resume from JobWeb
A resume from a recent BS graduate seeking lab employment is provided, along with relevant critiques of her resume's structure, format, and content.
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/samples/crystal-bondresume.htm

ScienceCareers.org - Science Careers Forum
Managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), this open forum seeks to aid those wishing to discuss issues relating to the scientific fields. A message board is available for all to use. In addition, links to job sites, resume advice, and career fair information are provided.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/tools_resources/forum/home

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Career and Professional Development
Provides samples resumes and CVs for life sciences research positions in academic and industry settings.
http://www.ucsf.edu/career/lifesci.shtml

Women in Cell Biology (WICB)
Prepared by the WICB Committee, this page discusses such issues as balancing work and family, obtaining grants and fellowships, and promoting women in science. WICB is a comitee of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).
http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=89

Electronic Resumes

About.com: Tech Careers - Writing Electronic Resumes
Tips for creating plain-text ASCII resumes for emailing and posting to job sites. Other topics include keywords and scannable resumes. Follow the links to read more in depth.
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/resumewriting1/

Job seekers' Guide to Resume Databases: Twelve Resume Posting Truths/ by Pam Dixon
Criminals and identity thieves are all too interested in getting access to resumes for all the wrong reasons. Minimize your resume risk factors.
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/resumedatabaseprivacytips.html

Resumes Online: Posting Your Resume / by Alison Doyle
The Internet is wide open and mostly unregulated. Be wary of giving out too much personal information in your online resume or job-bank registration forms.

(Can't find) Electronic resumes – Sample and format
A sample and description of the format of a scannable resume.
http://www.placementmanual.com/

JobStarCentral - Should You or Shouldn't You? Evaluating Resume Bas
This site takes a look at some of the better known resume banks and compares the kind of resumes accepted, the level of traffic, size, cost and any specialized services.
http://jobstar.org/internet/reseval.php

JobWeb.com - How to Apply Online and Get an Employer's Attention
An increasing number of employers want candidates to find job openings on company web sites or Internet job boards; they require online applications. Here are some tips.
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/Library/Interviews__Resumes/How_to_Apply_On_272_1.htm

JobWeb.com - More Tips for Navigating the Online Application Process
As in the traditional application process, employers using online application processes are looking for students who have the skills, experience, and qualities that best match the requirements for the job opening. The key to getting to the next step is to do research and target your application.
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Interviews/More_Tips_for_N_280_1.htm

Don't Let Spam Filters Snatch Your Resume / by Kris Maher
As companies have tightened e-mail filters in recent months to keep out spam and a spate of damaging computer viruses, they also unintentionally have blocked all sorts of legitimate e-mail, such as job seekers' resumes.
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/-maher.html

The Riley Guide: Preparing Your Resume for Emailing or Posting on the Internet
Informative guide explaining the similarities and differences between an online resume and a print resume, with tips on creating resumes in plain text, html, and posting your resume online.
http://www.rileyguide.com/eresume.html

Santa Clara University Career Center - Electronic Resumes
Info on how to create an e-resume, and a sample.
http://www.scu.edu/careercenter/students/prepare/resumes/electronicres.cfm

E-Application Etiquette / by John L. Sullivan and Sue Curry Jansen
Electronic resumes produced a number of unanticipated problems for this search committee. Here’s what to do and what to avoid.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/08/2005083101c.htm

Susan Ireland Resumes: Electronic Resume Guide
A guide to creating keywords, posting online, e-mailing, resume scanning, and creating Web resumes.
http://www.susanireland.com/eresumework.htm

Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)

How to Prepare your Curriculum Vitae Lincolnwood, (Chicago), Ill.: NTC Learning Works, [1998].
This print resource acts as a workbook for drafting your curriculum vitae. CRL Job Hunting.
http://library.simmons.edu/search/t?SEARCH=How+to+prepare+your+curriculum+vitae

The Chronicle of Higher Education - The CV Doctor
The CV Doctor provides effective samples of CVs in the social sciences, education, humanities, arts, and sciences.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/99/09/99091701c.htm

College Art Association (CAA) Online Career Center
Guideline for curriculum vitae for visual artists, museum professionals, and art historians from the College Art Association.
http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/

QuintCareers.com - Preparing a Curriculum Vitae (CV): Proven Success Strategies
Feature article on how to begin preparing a curriculum vitae with links to free sample vitas.
http://www.quintcareers.com/curriculum_vitae.html

Writing @ CSU - Introduction to Curriculum Vitae
Step-by-step curriculum vitae writing instructions from Colorado State University's Writing Center.
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/cv/

Cover Letters

In addition to the following links, you can make an appointment to have a Career Counselor critique your cover letter. The counselors will help you format your letter, arrange the content to your greatest advantage, and even tailor it to a specific job description.

Career Education Center - Letters to Employers Handout
Excellent, to-the-point handout by the CEC staff about what a well-written cover letter, thank-you letter, and letters of acknowledgement can do for you.
http://my.simmons.edu/services/cec/docs/letters-to-employers.pdf

Susan Ireland Resumes - Write a Cover Letter
An online library of cover letters and thank you letters from Susan Ireland, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Cover Letter.
http://susanireland.com/inlet.html

Vault - Sample Cover Letters
The basics of the cover letter plus sample cover letters in multiple industries.
http://www.vault.com/nr/ht_list.jsp?ht_type=9

Cover Letters that Knock 'em Dead
Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Media, c2001.
This print resource outlines four different types of cover letter, walks you through assembling your cover letter, and provides sample cover letters for online, newspaper, and cold job responses in different professions.
http://library.simmons.edu/search/mCRL/mcrl/13,40,966,B/frameset&FF=mcrl+job+hunting&8,,113

Gallery of Best Cover Letters
Indianapolis, IN : JIST, c1999
Cover letters written by professional resume writers, divided by industry, plus tips for writing the best cover letter.
http://library.simmons.edu/search/t?SEARCH=Gallery+of+best+cover+letters

Winning Cover Letters
New York : John Wiley & Sons, c1997
Particularly useful is Chapter 2: Cover Letter Mistakes Hiring Managers Say to Avoid.
http://library.simmons.edu/search/t?SEARCH=Winning+cover+letters


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