Resume Builder

Writing a resume can make even the bravest soul shiver!  Luckily, there's an easy-to-use tool at your library to help you not only write that resume but give advice and help with job-hunting, too!  What you need is Resume Builder.

Resume Builder is much more than just a resume program!  It's a comprehensive tool which will not only help you design a beautiful, well-laid out resume, but will also assist you in preparing for interviews, providing you with questions to anticipate, suggested strategies for handling sensitive background issues, even tell you how to write thank you notes!  

You can choose whether to create a resume as prompted by the "Wizard" feature or upload an existing resume from Word or even a pdf file.  For beginners, I strongly suggest using the Wizard as it does all the formatting for you (you know, the pesky, frustrating part - adding bullets, underlining, indenting, all that stuff).  You'll be given the opportunity to change the look of the resume, choosing different fonts and styles, at the end. 

If you're stuck on what to say, click on the "suggested phrases" button and get those ideas going.  Not sure what salary to ask for?  Use the "salary finder" tab at the top to see the range of salaries in your desired occupation.  Need some interview skills?  View up to 25 videos of interviews and review the 500 questions to get prepared.  

In addition to the resume-writing and interviewing aspects, there's even an integrated job search which makes this truly a "one-stop shopping" job-hunting (and job GETTING) tool!

Although you have to register, it's free and easy and Resume Builder will be a godsend to many folks who find the resume typing and job-hunting process intimidating.  Explore it and see for yourself!

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