Career Resources @ Your Library
Williamson County Public Library
1314 Columbia Ave., Franklin, TN

 

 

Note: Net Library books need an account. You can create an account at the reference desk in person on via phone at 595-1243.

 

Résumés

 

2500 Keywords to Get You Hired /Jay A. Block [READS Electronic Book]

 

Résumés for computer careers / 650.14 RES

 

How to write better résumés and cover letters / Pat Crisctio 650.142CRI

 

The complete book of perfect phrases for successful job seekers / by Michael Betrus and Carole Martin 650.14 BET

 

The résumé handbook: how to write outstanding résumés & cover letters for every situation / Arthur D. Rosenberg & David Hizer 650.14 ROS

 

The résumé kit / Richard H. Beatty 650.14 BEA & R 650.14 BEA

 

Don't send a résumé: and other contrarian rules to help land a great job / Jeffrey J. Fox

650.14 FOX

 

Nine stupid things people do to mess up their résumé / Angela K. Darden 650.14 DUR

 

Writing a résumé / Stuart Schwartz and Craig Conley YA 808.06665 SCH

 

Cyberspace résumé kit: how to make and launch a snazzy online résumé / Mary B. Nemnich, Fred E. Jandt 650.14 NEM

 

Résumé writing made easy: a practical guide to résumé preparation and job search / Lola M. Coxford 650.14 COX

 

Developing a professional vita or résumé / Carl McDaniels 650.1 MACD

 

Consiga un trabajo hoy / Luis Cortés, Jr. en colaboración con Karin Price Mueller

Espanol 650.14 COR

 

Federal résumé guidebook: strategies for writing a winning federal electronic résumé, KSAs, and essays / Kathryn Kraemer Troutman 650.142 TRO

 

The complete idiot's guide to the perfect résumé / Susan Ireland 650.142 IRE

 

Expert résumés for managers and executives / Enelow, Wendy S.  650.142 ENE

High-level Résumés: High-powered Tactics for High-earning Professionals / Brown, Marshall Reitman, Annabelle. [Net Library]

 

Résumés for Sales and Marketing Careers: With Sample Cover Letters / [Net Library]

High impact résumés and letters: how to communicate your qualifications to employers /
Krannich, Ronald L.  650.142 KRA

Best Résumés for College Students and New Grads / Kursmark, Louise [Net Library]

 

Résumés for re-entering the job market / McGraw-Hill 650.14 RES

Expert Résumés for Military-to-civilian Transitions / Enelow, Wendy S.; Kursmark, Louise [Net Library]

 

Cyberspace résumé kit: how to make and launch a snazzy online résumé / Mary B. Nemnich, Fred E. Jan 650.14 NEM

 

Résumés for Education Careers: Includes Sample Cover Letters / [Net Library]

 

How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae / Jackson, Acy L.; Geckeis, C. Kathleen [Net Library]

 

Résumés for Sales and Marketing Careers: With Sample Cover Letters / [Net Library]

The only résumé and cover letter book you'll ever need / (edited by Richard Walsh)

R 650.14 ONL

 

The everything résumé book: create a winning résumé that stands out from the crowd / Nancy Schuman 650.14 SCH

 

The Elements of Résumé Style: Essential Rules and Eye-opening Advice for Writing Résumé’s and Cover Letters That Work / Bennett, Scott. [Net Library]

 

How to say it on your résumé: a top recruiting director's guide to writing the perfect résumé for every job / Brad Karsh with Courtney Pike 650.142 KAR

 

The complete book of résumés: simple steps for writing a powerful résumé / Karen Schaffer

650.14 SCH

 

Résumé magic: trade secrets of a professional résumé writer / Susan Britton Whitcomb 808.06665 WHI

 

Can I lie on my resumé?: strategies that win the career game / M. Rose Jonas

331.128 JON

 

Expert résumés for computer and Web jobs / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark

[Net Library]

 

Vault guide to résumés, cover letters & interviewing / Howard Leifman 650.142 LEI

 

Blue collar & beyond: résumés for skilled trades and services / Parker, Yana 650.14 PAR

 

E-résumés: a guide to successful online job hunting / Pat Criscito. 650.1420285 CRI  

 

Expert résumés for baby boomers / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark. 650.142 ENE  

 

eRésumés: everything you need to know about using electronic résumés to tap into today's job market / Whitcomb, Susan Britton 650.14 WHI

 

Expert résumés for people returning to work / Enelow, Wendy S 650.142 ENE

 

Résumés for the 50+ job hunter: with sample cover letters / 650.14 RES

 

Résumés for the first-time job hunter with sample cover letters / 650.14 RES

 

Résumés for the health care professional / Marino, Kim 650.14 MAR

 

McGraw-Hill's big red book of résumés650.14 MACG

Business letters

 

Lifetime encyclopedia of letters / Meyer, Harold E. R 808.6 MEY

 

Communicate to Win / Denny, Richard. [Net Library]

 

Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business With Charm & Savvy / Sabath, Ann Marie. [Net Library]

 

You can write a business letter / Jennifer Rozines Roy and Sherri Mabry Gordon.

J 808.066651 ROY

 

Business writing, period. / K.T. Maclay 651.74 MAC

 

Plain style: techniques for simple, concise, emphatic business writing / Richard Lauchman.  651.75 LAU

 

Get to the point: painless advice for writing memos, letters and E-mails your colleagues and clients will understand / Danziger, Elizabeth. 808.066 DAN

Cover letters

 

101 Best Cover Letters /Jay A. Block [READS Electronic Book]

 

Cover letters for dummies / Joyce Lain Kennedy 650.14 KEN

 

Gallery of best cover letters: a collection of quality cover letters by professional résumé writers / David F. Noble R 650.142 NOB

 

Adams Cover letter almanac / 650.142 ADA

Cover letter magic / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmar 650.142 ENE & 650.14 ENE

 

Slam dunk cover letters / Mark Rowh [Net Library]

 

Knock 'em dead cover letters: great letter techniques and samples for every step of your search / Martin Yate R 650.14 YAT

 

Vault guide to résumés, cover letters & interviewing /Leifman, Howard. 650.142 LEI

15-Minute Cover Letter: Write an Effective Cover Letter Right Now / [Net Library]

 

Databases- lib.williamson-tn.org /database and reference tab

 

Learning express- click on job search and workplace skills / jobs and careers

Reference USA

 

Websites

 

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Internet Job Search Strategies – The Electronic Résumé

http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/internet3.htm-

Internet Job Search Strategies - Hypertext Résumé http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/internet4.htm

 

Purdue University OWL writing labs- résumé http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/RésuméW/.

 

National Résumé Writer’s Association  http://www.nrwa.com/

 

Job Star.org – resume help http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.php

 

Black Collegian Online- Proven Résumé Techniques for New College Graduates http://www.blackcollegian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119:college-résumé-techniques&catid=42:résumés&Itemid=118

 

Mt. Hood Community College http://www.mhcc.edu/pages/260.asp

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics- Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/OCO/

 

Monster.com – Career Advice Résumé and Cover Letter

http://career-advice.monster.com/résumés-cover-letters/careers.aspx

 

Dice.Com -- Résumé Center http://career-resources.dice.com/technical-résumé/résumé_center_menu.shtml

 

Quintcareers.com -- http://www.quintcareers.com/identifying_résumé_keywords.html

 

Resume-help.org --http://www.résumé-help.org/résumé_action_words.htm

 

Resumemagic.com -- http://www.resumagic.com/résumés5.html

 

Careerkey.org --http://www.careerkey.org/

 

Careeronestop.org -- http://www.careeronestop.org/

 

Where to Find Employment Opportunities

 

Electronic Classifieds

http://nashville.craigslist.org/jjj/

http://tennessean.gannettonline.com/careerbuilder/index.html

 

Job Search Engines

www.hotjobs.yahoo.com

www.Careerbuilder.com

www.monster.com

http://www.job-search-engine.com/ (JUJU)

www.Indeed.com

www.linkup.com

www.SimplyHired.com
www.CareerJet.com
www.JobCentral.com

www.Mployd.com
www.Siftin.com

Government Sites

www.usajobs.gov

http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/government/employment.html

http://www.nashville.gov/hr_benefits/jobs/employment_center.htm

 

Niche Sites

www.dice.com- tech jobs only

www.CoolWorks.com
http://www.workforce50.com/
for jobseekers over 50

http://www.risesmart.com executive jobs

www.snagajob.com- hourly only

www.Recruit.net - international

 

Local jobs

http://www.tennesseejobs.com/
http://nashvillejobslink.com/
http://nashville.employmentguide.com/

 

Employer Sites

www.Walmart.com

www.Target.com

www.Lowes.com

http://www.nissan.jobs/

http://www.volkswagengroupamerica.com/careers/

 

 

 

 

Social Networking Sites

www.linkedin.com

www.myspace.com

www.facebook.com

www.twitterjobs.com

 

 

Career Development and Assistance

http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/

 

http://www.workforceessentials.com/jobseekers/williamson.htm

Williamson County Career Center
225 Noah Drive
(in Southeast Park)
Suite 360
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 790-3311

 

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http://www.careeronestop.org/