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Job hunting is a
competitive activity. The more you know about resume
preparation, the better your chances of landing an
interview. The more you know about prospective
employers, the better your chances of getting a job.
This is a guide to material on resumes, interviews, and
company profiles available on the www and in the Allentown
Public Library which can help strengthen your job searching
skills.
RESUMES AND INTERVIEWS--ON THE NET
UCLA
Resume Builder
Standard resume format which can be
filled in and printed or emailed.
PA
Careerlink
Enrollment in this PA job bank
includes an online resume
Business
Career Center University of Wisconsin Tips for students
moving into the job market
Job-Interview.Net
Tips, mock interviews, samples of specific types of
interviews
RESUMES AND INTERVIEWS--IN THE
LIBRARY
331.128
The Guide to Basic Resume Writing
Video
650.14 Interview Techniques and Resume Tips for
the Job Applicant
Video 650.14
Inside Secrets of Interviewing
Audio 650.14 Sullivan,
Edward. The Job Interview
Other titles on resumes
and interviews can be found by searching the library catalog
using the following subject
terms:
Resumes
Employment
Interviewing
Interviewing
Applications for Positions
Many books on job
hunting skills can be found together on the library
shelves. You may wish to browse the shelf numbers
331.128 on the second floor and 650.14 on the mezzanine level
for similar books.
COMPANY PROFILES--ON THE NET
Mergent
Online--in Library Use
*Mergent
Online--Use From Home
Formerly Moody's: provides
analytical data on national and international
corporations.
Morningstar.com--in
Library Use
Morningstar.com--Use
From Home
Information and reports on individual
companies from Morningstar.
*ReferenceUSA
Residential
and company directory.
* Requires Allentown Library card number
when using database from any location other than
Library.
Ask at the Reference
Desk for help getting the website for any particular
company.
COMPANY PROFILES IN THE
LIBRARY
The library maintains a
collections of approximately 200 current annual reports of
local and major U.S. Corporations.
Useful Titles on the
Business Shelf:
 Mergent's
Manuals
Standard
& Poor's Stock Reports
Ask at the Reference
Desk for newspaper clippings on local
companies.
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