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| Market Yourself with Confidence to Employers |
In addition to our annual Career Expo, Counseling and Career Services offers free seminars to improve various skills, such as resume writing, interviewing skills and job search skills. See our Events page for the current schedule.
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| Resumes |
Smart Career Moves - This web site provides information and examples of resumes. Includes a Resume Generator where you can build and format a better than basic resume.
 Monster.com: Resumes & Letters - Provides samples of various types of resumes, cover letters and resume makeovers. Gives strategies for producing a quality resume and a few do's and don'ts.
Resume Style Quiz - Take the quiz and find out how to tailor your resume specifically to your talents and to the job you want.
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| Interviewing |
Monster.com Virtual Interview - Test your interviewing skills with actual  interview questions ranging from simple to difficult. The virtual interview is a fun, non-threatening way of preparing for an interview.
Avoid These Four Interviewing Mistakes - This site by the Wall Street Journal informs individuals about the four major mistakes made in the interview process
1.) Focus on negative thoughts
2.) Sound like everyone else
3.) Say what first comes to mind
4.) Ignore interview protocol.
Informational Interviewing - One of the best sources for gathering information about what's happening in an occupation or an industry is to talk to people working in the field. This process is called informational or research interviewing. An informational interview is an interview that you initiate - you ask the questions. The purpose is to obtain information, not to get a job.
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| Job Search Tips |
 QuintCareers.com - How to successfully complete job applications. Tips on what information to take with you, how to tailor your answers to the job you are seeking and how to pick references carefully.
Mazemaster - Job hunting information including how to contact employers, tapping into the hidden job market through networking, volunteering and informational interviews and using the internet for job searching.
NextSteps.org - Job search tips starting with being in a positive state of mind to how to stay organized and much more.
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