Virtual Resources
Virtual Career Services is where students can access a variety of topics pertaining to Career Development. Information regarding job search strategies, resume and cover letter writing, salary information, and more are available in just one click.
Disclaimer: Career Services does not own or maintain these sites. We provide links as a service to Universities at Shady Grove students.USG Quick Guides to:
Resume
Interviewing Skills
Cover Letters
Thank You Letters
Skills Lists
Resume
View all types of resumes, from chronological,
functional, combination and more.
Recommended: Resume: The
Riley Guide
Vault.com
ProvenResumes.com
Resumes:
The Riley Guide
ResumeEdge.com
1st
Writer.com
E-Resume.net
Samples
DamnGood.com
Interviewing
Get all the help you need with interviewing! Read about the
most commonly asked questions by employers and get tips to help
you along the way.
Recommended: Job Interview
Advice
Interviewing: The
Riley Guide
Job Interview
Advice
Best Employment
Interviewing Tips
Interviewing Success
Cover Letters
Cover letters are another way for you
to enhance what you bring to the table. This is your opportunity
to help employers answer "How do you fit into their organization?"
Recommended: JobStar-About Cover Letters
Cover Letters: The
Riley Guide
JobStar--About
Cover Letters
Cover Letter
Resources
The
Writing Center: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dress for Success
Find tips on what to wear and what
not to wear in an interview. What is too little, what is too
much?
Recommended: TBA
Dress to
Impress
When
Job-Hunting: Dress for Success
About.com:
Dressing for Success
Salary Information
Do you know how much you're worth? Click on one of these links
and choose the type of field you're in, location and skills and
get your results.
Recommended: TBA
Salary
Calculator
Salary Guides & Guidance:
The Riley Guide
Salary.com
The
Salary Calculator
Virutal Portfolio
Portfolios are a great way to display your
personal, educational, and career achievements. This another
tool you can take with you in your interview.
Recommended: Career Portfolio Basic
KIMELDORF: Portfolio
Library
Career
Portfolio Basic
Portfolio
Thank You Letters
Thank you letters are a must right
after the interview.
Recommended: JobWeb Thank You Letter
Quint
Careers.com- Thank You Letter
Monster.com
Thank You Letters
JobWeb
Thank You Letter
About.com
Thank You letters
Self Assessment
Self Assessments Tests will help you in exploring more about your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Find more about you.
Recommended: O*NET OnLine
O*NET
OnLine
The
Princeton Review
Internships
Looking for more experience? Internships will enhance your professional development and give you more training. Search and apply for internships now!
Globalplacement.com
The Black Collegian
Online
DC Internships:
Live. Learn. Intern.
Internships-District
of Columbia
College Grad.com
Studentjobs.gov
IMDiversity.com
INROADS International Internships
http://www.internships4you.com/
Philadelphia Center
Rising Star Internships--Your
Gateway to the Future!
SummerJobs.com
USAJOBS
The Shriver Center -
UMBC Students
The Washington Center (TWC) |
Internships and Academic Seminars
WetFeet.com-Internships