Occupations / Resumes / Salaries

 

 

WCU Career Services        (Note JobCat, resume services; schedule of events)

Career Links                (Selected local, regional & national)

The Wall Street Journal     "CareerJournal"

The Skeptical Resume Reader

On Resume Writing, Cover Letters and Interviewing

(Bullets acceptable, dates at right-flush margin encouraged)

MONSTER Resume Center (Tips and Samples; scroll down for Cover Letters)

JOBSTAR Resume Resources -- (Resume Examples; Cover Letter Tips and Examples)

* Lying on Your Resume (Monster)

* Weaknesses: No Experience (Scroll to bottom for tips on addressing other weaknesses)

* Resumes for Special Situations (Jobstar: General Tips, Your First Job, Recent Graduates)

 

Essay on Resumes ("Job hunting Blunders" from the Chronicle of Higher Education

Tips on Resumes   ("So You Want a Stinking Job?" from Honor Chord, Phi Kappa Phi)

 

ONLINE Resume Tips (Job-Hunt.Org)

INTERVIEWING Assistant - University of Kansas

INTERVIEWING, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Career Opportunities, U-W River Falls (Note Resume-building help, headings, action verbs, effective phrases, worksheet)

Career Help Index (UC Davis, Undergraduate Services, Career Help)

Career Resource Manual (PDF; 48 pages -- if you are very serious about your job search...)

          Career Exploration -- Great list of resources:  salary information, occupation guides, cost of living comparisons, job databases...

Career Help by MAJOR;   RESUME Help;   INTERVIEW Help;   LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Help

Career Handbook, UM-Duluth, Table of Contents (a bit more user-friendly than UC Davis).  Note Resume section.

Resumes:  What they are, what they are not.  Carnegie Mellon Career Center.  Composition hints.  EXAMPLE (PDF)

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Job Searching

Job Search

Accounting Links

JobStar: Job Search Guide

American Job Bank

BusinessWeek Online: Careers

Monster - Never Settle

Hot Jobs (at Yahoo)

BusinessSchools.com - Guide to Business Majors, Programs, and Jobs

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Careers & Salaries

CareerJournal.com -- The premier executive career site from The Wall Street Journal

U.S. GOVERNMENT Occupational Outlook Handbook, Current Edition

U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR, Employment Projections

WAGEWEB:  Acctng/Finance Salary Data

USNews.com: Work and Career Resources

JobStar--Salary Info Index (Extensive)

Salary.com