Job Search Tips

Contact Control Sheet

Correspondence Checklist – A checklist of things to consider when writing a letter to apply for a job and other helpful instructions.

Interviewing – Interview tips, notes, questions critique and realted information.

Job Appraisal – Questions that help you detemine if help you determine if the job is in line with your values and goals and allow you to compare your personality and style to the employer’s.

Long Distance Job Search – If you are not tied down geographically, then you are in the enviable position of being able to go wherever the best job in the world is. This page contains techniques and sources to help you with your search.

Online Resumes and Homepages – Technical tools you can use.

References – University’s policies on references and other related questions.

Resume Development – How to write winning resumes.

Salary – A budget planner, salary calculator; regional salary variation, financial planning, and other useful information.

Self-Appraisal – Career Interest Game and Personal Assessment.

Tools for Better Writing

Vacation – Statistics of the average number of vacation days given annually by American employers, based on years of service.