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Sports and Entertainment Career Fair
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Resume and Job Fair Preparation Workshop
September 4, 2008 |
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How to Find a Internship or Externship Workshop
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Internship and Part Time Job Fair 2008
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Lime Corporate Recruitment Event for Students with Disabilities
September 15, 2008 |
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How To Find an Internship or Externship Workshop
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Graduate & Professional School Fair - Law Schools Day
September 23, 2008 |
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How To Find an Internship or Externship Workshop
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Career-Related
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Resumes, Interviewing,
and Job Search Strategies
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Be sure to review the main resume
section.
CareerTV
http://www.careertv.com
Short employer videos. Also, videos on resume writing,
interviewing and more.
Scannable Resumes
Most large and many smaller companies use a computerized
system to track resumes. Paper and e-mail resumes are scanned into a database.
Employees seeking candidates for available positions search the computer
database using keywords. So, resumes likely to be converted to a database
need to be done differently. For tips, visit:
Scannable
Resume Information
/student/job_search/resumea_scannable.asp
Scannable
Resume Fundamentals
http://www.quintcareers.com/scannable_resumes.html
Six Steps to a Blockbuster Resume
http://www.resumecyclone.com
Click the links
in the paragraphs for samples. Then
draft your resume and have it critiqued
in a 25-minute
Career Assistance appointment.
Resume Examples from 1st-writer.com
http://www.1st-writer.com/free_resume_examples.htm
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Proven Resumes
http://www.provenresumes.com
Don't start your job search without having a first-rate
resume. Information on printed, scannable, and e-mail resumes.
CV Doctor Returns - Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/jobs/tools/cvdoctor/2006/
Cover Letters
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/CovLetter_what.html
The Writing Center at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison knows exactly
how to write a cover letter.
Case Interviews
http://www.casequestions.com
How to prepare and handle interviews
when the interviewer gives you a business situation and asks
you to tell how you would handle it. Often used by consulting
firms.
Dress to Impress
http://amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/index.asp
Excellent examples of attire for interviews.
Career Magazine News & Articles
http://careermag.com/newsarts.asp
A valuable collection of articles about career planning,
job searching and job market trends. The next best thing to consulting a real-live
career counselor.
College Grad Job Hunter
http://www.collegegrad.com
Contains lots of sound (and free) guidance on the "how
to's" of resumes, cover letters, networking, job fairs, negotiating salary and
benefits, and "dressing for success". Includes sample resumes and templates.
Employment Scams
http://www.rileyguide.com/scams.html
http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=269
http://www.armydiller.com/financial-scam
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