Online Tools for

Job Readiness

Presented by:

Xenia Georgia

Bruce Flora

Four Main Areas of Job Readiness

Career Planning Job Search Resume Writing Interview Preparation

Career Planning http://www.livingskills.com/ www.smcoe. K12.ca.us/ssfusd/as/home.html www.kqed.org Msp.sfsu.edu/intensive/cabaya www.princetonreview.com www.nycareerzone.com What Color Is Your Parachute by Dick Bolles The Artist’s Way At Work by Mark Bryan

Job Search

www.topusajobs.comwww.craigslist.orgwww.jobhuntersbible.comwww.hotjobs.comI Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s not

This: A Step-By-Step Guide To Finding Gratifying Work by Arthur Rosenberg

Resume Writing www.careervictory.com/your_perfect_resume/ lots of good, free and usable tips

regarding resumes, interviews, while he’s selling his book. Recommended. www.jobsmart.org Styles, samples, tips for resumes and cover letters. Career guides and

salary negotiation tips. Lots of links. Recommended. www.jobweb.com Lots more tips and links. Assessments to find a formatting style that

makes it uniquely “yours”. www.job-search-resources.com Formatting, design and layout tips. What to include

and what to leave out of a resume. Job search and interview techniques. www.quintcareers.com Lots of links to jobs and job-finding skills, self-assessments. Lots

of fee-based services and lots of “pop-ups” when logging off. www.onestopsf.org resume writing 101 for a first job search. Basic job skills (what do I

want to be?) website with links to employers and training in the SF area. Looks good for students and non-mainstream job seekers.

The Resume handbook: How to write outstanding Resumes and cover Letters for Every Occasion by David Heizer $25 at Amazon.com.

Software/Winway Resume Deluxe by Nova $40 instant resume, cover letter. Has interview techniques.

Interview Preparation

www.indiana.edu Microsoft Excel www.yahoo.calendar Microsoft Outlook www.aclu.com