Résumés and Cover Letters

• College Grad.com: Resumes and Cover Letter
  • Advice for recent grads constructing cover letters and resumes.
• How to Write a Curriculum Vitae:
  • Learn the differences between a resume and CV and view samples, fonts, and templates.
• How to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume, Rockport Institute:
  • This detailed website discusses writing a resume to get results by showcasing your experience and focusing on the employer.
• Indiana University - Career Development Center’s Resume Writing Tips:
  • Contains advice for those seeking to write a resume, cover letter, and present themselves professionally throughout the job search process.
• Indiana University - Wells Library Career Resources:
  • The IUB Wells Library has a Career Reference area in the IC (Information Commons) where students can browse through a large selection of career oriented literature. The IC is located directly above SLIS.
• LIS Jobs.com:
  • Post your resume, receive advice, look at job search strategies, and browse salaries and job postings.
• Quest Career Services:
  • Provides a manageable list of suggestions for preparing your resume, specifically focusing on selecting words or phrases to highlight your skills, qualifications, and potential to employers. This resource also provides links to sample resume examples.
• Quintessential Careers:
  • This website provides advice for writing cover letters, thank you letters, other job-search letters, and resume samples, as well as templates and interview questions.
• Resumes & Career Portal:
  • This website provides a large collection of sample resumes from which readers may draw formatting and/or wording ideas. It also links to sample CVs and cover letters.
• Resume Templates.org:
  • The “Writing Your Resume” section gives detailed information about gathering information about the person/organization to whom the resume will be sent, guides the reader to create a career profile, and compile and edit information. Also included are sections on creating scannable resumes, keyword/ASCII resumes, and a brief section on cover letter writing.
• Resume Tips and Advice from About.com:
  • Provides several links to assist you in writing your resume from choosing the type of resume you would like to proof reading your resume to using LinkedIn as your resume. Also helpful is the Guide for new grads section.
• The Riley Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters, & Other Job Search Correspondence:
  • A list of helpful links broken into two categories: Cover letters and other job search correspondence, and resume preparation and posting
• The Strange Librarian: 10 tips for landing a job interview:
  • Present yourself and your cover letter in the best light using this blogger’s list of dos and don’ts.
• Susan Ireland’s Resume Site:
  • Provides examples of sample cover letters, an online guide to constructing strong cover letter content, suggestions for following up with acquaintances regarding employment
• Templates
  • Don’t forget: many word processing programs have resume and business letter templates available (e.g. Microsoft Word: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT010104337.aspx and Apple Pages: http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/#easy).