Research Guides: Career Goals: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews

Writing Help

ASU's Writing Center
Need help with writing your resume, curriculum vitae, or cover letter? Reach out to ASU's Writing Center for assistance.
Job Search Writing - Purdue OWL
The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides helpful tips, workshops and other resources to help with preparing an application, writing job search letters, creating resumes, video resumes, curriculum vitae (CV), and writing cover letters.
Quick Tips for Writing your First Cover Letter
This short video guides viewers through the process of writing cover letters.

Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters

Resumes (ASU Career Development)
Discover the components of a resume.
Explore resume tips, action words, sample resumes.
Create your resume and cover letter with the Resume Builder and Hiration platforms.
Need an expert to read over your résumé? Bring it to an ASU career counselor!
Get in the door with a great resume or job application
Helpful information from CareerOneStop on resumes, cover letters, job applications, online applications, portfolios, work samples, and references.
Video Resumes
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides a collection of resources to help with planning, filming, editing, and distributing your video resume.
Revitalizing Your Résumé
If you're embarking on a job hunt, there are lots of options open to you as you look for the right way to display your fantastic skills and experience. There are many different styles of résumé (or CV), but why do you need to know how to prepare them? Because every person's career history is different, and you want a résumé that puts your career history in the most marketable and attractive light.
How to Prepare a Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, and Personal Statement
Depending on your career, you may need to prepare curricula vitae (CVs) instead of a resume. The differ somewhat in content and structure.
How Do I Format a Scannable Résumé?
Many companies today use computers to quickly scan large numbers of résumés into a database. This allows the company to do a keyword search to select only those applicants who fit a particular profile. If you are applying to a technologically oriented company, you should format your résumé to take advantage of this technology.
Microsoft Office Resume and Cover Letter Templates
Explore resume and cover letter templates from Microsoft Create.
Cover Letter Template
Explore CareerOneStop's resources for cover letters including the sections and types, and the template,
Cover Letter Examples
Climb the Ladder has a variety of different cover letter examples organized into categories that align with your major.
Hiring our Heroes
Source of resume writing, interview preparation and other vocational assistance for veterans, military, and military spouses.

The Ultimate Job Hunting Book by Patricia Scudamore
From crafting the perfect CV and finding the job of your dreams, to writing a great cover letter and winning at interview, The Ultimate Job Hunting Book is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success
Knock em Dead Resumes and Templates by Martin Yate
Knock 'em Dead Resume Templates gives you resume writing advice from a New York Times career bestseller, plus 105 Microsoft Word resume templates. When looking for college graduate resume templates, scroll to the end of the pertinent section.
Your healthcare job hunt : how your digital presence can make or break your career by Donna Malvey
Healthcare job seekers—from new graduates to seasoned professionals—need to know how to successfully achieve their career aspirations in a highly digitized job market. Topics covered include: Creating a digital presence that accurately reflects your career goals, professionalism, and skills; Mastering online interviews and resumes; Networking and mentoring in the digital environment. A professional online presence is essential to career advancement.

Preparing for Interviews

High-Impact Interview Questions by Victoria Hoevemeyer
Prepare for interview questions that ask you to to describe specific, job-related situations.

Interviewing Tips (ASU Career Development)
ASU's Career Development Office has some very helpful tips to help you through the interview process from preparation, during, and after the interview.
Job-Interview.net
Includes Interview Guides, Interviews by Job, Question Bank, and Mock Interviews.
Phone Interview Tips (Indeed)
This article, written by an experienced Career Coach at Indeed, discusses what to expect during a phone interview and reviews 25 phone interview tips.
21 Job Interview Tips: How To Make a Great Impression
This article provides an overview of how to succeed in an interview along with a detailed discussion surrounding each point.
Interviewing
Tips from Monster.com covering job interview basics and interview questions.
Interview and Negotiate
Tips for getting ready for the interview, types of interviews, virtual interviews, tips, common questions, thank-you notes, salary negotiation, and determining whether the offer is right.

Career Goals

The Ultimate Job Hunting Book

Knock em Dead Resumes and Templates

Your healthcare job hunt : how your digital presence can make or break your career

High-Impact Interview Questions

Writing Help

Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters

Preparing for Interviews