The Internet’s Best Resume Preparation Sites
Filed in Nursing Job Information and Job postings on July 2, 2010 with 6 comments
The Internet has been a godsend for job searchers. It makes it possible to find jobs that fit your skills, all across the country. But the Internet does more than that. There are also plenty of websites that help you with the actual preparation of your resume. Here are the 10 best that we’ve found (in no particular order):
- Susan Ireland’s Resume Site, http://susanireland.com/resume/how-to-write . What sets this apart is that it approaches the subject as a workshop. You can take one free resume-preparation lesson at a time. And each lesson comes complete with an on-site video, to help make things clearer.
- The Damn Good Resume, http://www.damngood.com , offers four main sections: Advice, Resume Samples, Books, and “The Jobs Lounge” (a blog). Particularly helpful in the Advice section is the article on Tough Resume Problems.
- CollegeGrad.com has a huge section on developing resumes for the college student who is about to graduate. Most of the advice applies well to those about to exit from nursing school. The exhaustive resume section is at http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/Best-College-Resumes .
- The.Best.Resumes , http://tbrnet.com , bills itself as “The First Place to Go When You Want a Job.” With all the resources they offer for free, it’s hard to argue. They have an extensive section on developing great resumes, but an equally large section on perfecting your cover letter.
- Got a Mentor lands on our list because they have a list of the best places online where you should post your resume. Find the site at http://gottamentor.com/ViewGeneralAdvice.aspx?g=26.
- It only makes sense that the premier job-hunting site, Monster.com, would have plenty of resume-creation tips. And do they ever! The resume-tips section is sparse and, honestly, kind of ugly. But what they lack in style, they make up for in breadth–with five pages of articles pertaining to creating the perfect resume. It’s located at http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/jobs.aspx .
- Pongo is a helpful site that features, not only resume-design tips, but a “Resume Builder,” i.e., a wizard-program that takes you through the process of building your own resume step-by-step, as you answer its questions. It offers a similar Cover Letter Builder. It’s at http://www.pongoresume.com .
- Few things help with the preparation of your resume more than having samples to consult. And not many sites have a better or bigger selection than Best Sample Resume, http://www.bestsampleresume.com .
- We’ve tried to feature only free sites on this list, but The Resume Clinic is included because of one neat feature. They offer a free critique of your resume, whether you hire them to create a new one or not. And it might be helpful to hear what a professional thinks about your current resume. You can find them at http://www.theresumeclinic.com .
- And finally, something just for fun, from JobMob: The 150 Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders. Just one example: the candidate who included, with his resume, a letter of recommendation from his mom. See the hilarity for yourself at http://jobmob.co.il/blog/funniest-resume-mistakes .
There are literally hundreds more sites, but after you scan these ten, you should be equipped to make a superb resume–and to land the lob!
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if you want a job you have to learn to do your resume right.
you resume needs to stand out. remember it is competing against many others. i got a job soon after i learned to do my resume right
thanks for the suggested links
Thank you for the info.
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