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Resumes

  • JobStar's Resume Section - Sample resumes (courtesy of Yana Parker, Damn Good Resume Guides), a guide to choosing the right resume format, and cover letters.
  • JobStar's Selected Resume Resources on the Web - Selected links to sites for particular needs: new workers, new graduates, federal job seekers, technical job seekers.
  • eResumes 10 - Fremont author Rebecca Smith's site is the clearest, most concise coverage of the issues involved in electronic resumes. EResumes 101 covers most of the major formatting and technical topics. Her ASCII Resume Tutorial is simple and step-by step.
  • Monster.com Sample Resumes - Rich site for sample resumes. Includes resume makeovers, tips on electronic resumes, traditional resume samples, action phrases, common blunders and more.

Online versions of favorite library sources

  • Damn Good Resume Guides - There is some great content on Yana Parker's site--especially concerning typical problems such as gaps in work history, selecting a job objective. The site also functions as an index to Yana's The Resume Catalog: 200 Damn Good Examples.
  • 200 Letters for Job Hunters - The online version of the standard library guide to employment letters by William S. Frank. Nicely divided into sections corresponding to stages or events in a typical job search.
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