Resume Writing Web Sites -last Modified 3/7/01

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ABA's Guide to Resume Writing - a resume should paint an accurate and engaging picture of your abilities

ABA's Resume Worksheet - the form to generate information and produce an excellent resume 

About.com Resume Lesson - lesson on choosing the most appropriate style and layout for writing the resume

Accent Resume Writing - résumé writing methods and strategies

Bridgewater State College Resume Writing Page - on-line resume packet - tables of verbs, adjectives used in resume writing

Career Mosiac's Resume Writing Center

College Guide - Guide to resume writing and on-line templates

College of William and Mary Help Guides - An on-line guide with all the links

Help Guides for Job Search - has a number of good articles on resume and cover letter writing.

How to Write a Resume - this guide helps you begin this important task

JobStar's Resume page - job search and resume information

Jobweb's Guide to Resume Writing - guide for building an effective resume through self assessment

The Link Zone - Resume Tip Links - links to interviewing tips, applying for jobs on-line, etc.

Owl Resume workshop - An extensive workshop that guides you through the development of each section of your resume and provides you with strategies for overall design, purpose, and audience analysis. You can choose how to move through the workshop. Begin at the beginning or start at any point you wish or need at the moment.

Proven Resumes

Researchpaper.com's Writing Center -  designed to help you improve the style and presentation of your resume

The Resume - Drexel University's on-line resume writing guide

The Resume Place - The Resume Place, Inc. is located in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC and was founded by Kathryn Kraemer Troutman in 1971. Welcome to www.resume-place.com, a website where you can find helpful resume information and get professional help with your resume.

School to Career Resumes (used to be Teen Resumes) - Many resources including "Creating Your High School Resume" a manual that contains an easy-to-teach and simple curriculum for resume writing. Teachers are integrating this curriculum in many classes, including: English, Business, Community Service, Entrepreneurship, Citizenship, Computers, Technology Courses, Careers and School-to-Work programs. The curriculum includes eleven resume-writing exercises (with overheads) and excellent examples of high school resumes. Two high school resumes formats are featured: College and Career! The curriculum can be taught in one class, two or more, depending on time availability, classroom participation and subject-matter to be covered (resumes, letters, networking, job search techniques, Internet research, group brainstorming, etc.).

Ten Common Mistakes -  employers, career counselors and agencies are surveyed to determine what they feel are the most repeated mistakes in the thousands of resumes they see

The Ten Minute Resume - on-line resume builder

Virtual Resume - site that offers traditional and on-line resume writing

#1 Resume Writing Services - some free information for resume writing - ordering information

Why do a Resume