Guides: Careers: Resumes & Cover Letters

Print Books

Modernize Your Resume-2nd Edition by Wendy Enelow; Louise Kursmark
Call Number: HF5383 .E47893 2019
ISBN: 9780996680325
Publication Date: 2019-01-15
Ultimate Job Search by Carolyn Williamson; Lynn Williams
Call Number: HF5382.7 .W55 2018
ISBN: 9780749481407
Publication Date: 2018-07-28
Job Search by Steven Mostyn
Call Number: HF5382.7 .M672 2018
ISBN: 0991490037
Publication Date: 2018-01-15
The Best Keywords for Resumes, Letters, and Interviews: Powerful Words and Phrases for Landing Great Jobs! by Wendy S. Enelow; Louise Kursmark
Call Number: HF5383 .E4783 2016
ISBN: 1570233888
Publication Date: 2016-05-07
What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Resumes by Richard N. Bolles
Call Number: HF5383 .B553 2014
ISBN: 9781607746577
Publication Date: 2014-05-06
Cvs, Resumes, Cover Letters and Linkedin by Adrian Wallwork
Call Number: HF5383 .W35 2014
ISBN: 9781493906468
Best Canadian Résumés
Call Number: HF5383 .G6757 2010

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Websites

10 Overused Words You Should Never Put On Your Resume
From Business Insider
Canadian Resumes from the Employer’s Perspective
From Career Professionals of Canada
Career Onestop: Resumes/Cover Letters
US Dept of Labor website that provides valuable tips for writing effective resumes and cover letters
Dealing with Employment Gaps in Resumes
From Career Professionals of Canada
Online Writing Lab (OWL) Purdue University
Topics cover job searching, general resume advice including sample and scannable resumes, employment letters, and more
Resumes, Cover Letters, and Employment-Related Letters(About.com)
Information you need to create effective job search correspondence, including resume, cover letter, and curriculum vitae writing resources, job search email messages, resume and cover letter samples, thank you letters, resignation letters, and all the other letters you will need to write to job search effectively