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Resumes are an important tool for your job search. There is plenty of advice and information available on the Internet to help you create your resume.

Here are other websites that provide tips on writing resumes:

College Grad Job Hunter: Resumes, Cover Letters and More!

Tips on entry-level resumes for college students and recent grads.
http://www.collegegrad.com/resumes/

Electronic Resumes

Tips for writing electronic resumes from Oakton Community College.
http://www.oakton.edu/resource/stuserv/netjobs/index.html

Job Search Skills

Resume and interviewing tips from Bowling Green State University.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/students/resume.html

JobStar: Resumes

Resume samples, resume banks, articles, styles, and cover letters.
http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/

Purdue Resume Workshop

Answers to basic questions about resume writing and detailed tips for each section of the resume.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/index.html

Resumania Letters and More!

Real-life examples of how not to write a resume.
http://www.resumania.com

Resume Writing Handout Letters and More!

A handout prepared by the writing center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to help job seekers with resume organization, word choice, evaluation, and more.
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/resume.html

Source: Creative Job Search. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Page last updated in May 2004.