DPL - How do I get the interview?

DPL Career and Job Resources

puzzle

How do I get the interview?
Often the most difficult thing is getting the interview. You need to know how to present yourself in writing. These resources can help when writing resumes and cover letters.

Cover-Letters.com
Provides detailed information concerning employment letters of all types.

Guide to Resume Writing
Tips for writing resumes for print and electronic formats.

Resume Generator
A tool for writing resumes online.

The Resume Guide
Tips on resume writing from the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Resume Writing.

Resumes from JobWeb
Short articles offer tips for writing effective resumes.

The library has many guides to writing resumes and cover letters in Nonfiction 650.14. For example:

Adams Cover Letter Almanac
(Ref and Nonfiction 650.14 ADAMS COVE)
Contains 600 samples of real job-winning letters.

Adams Resume Almanac
(Ref and Nonfiction 650.14 ADAMS RESU)
Contains 600 resume samples for all types of jobs.

Amazing Resumes: What Employers Want to See and How to Say It
(Nonfiction 650.14 BRIGHT)
Explains how to create an effective resume, with advice on presenting skills and qualities positively, finding the right employer-applicant fit, reading a job ad and description, and formatting.

Web Resources

→The Classifieds
→Company Information
→Education & Training
→Interviewing
→Relocation Information
→Resumes & Cover Letters
→Skills & Aptitudes
→More Internet Job Sites

Classes at the Library

Downtown Bend: Open Computer Lab
Downtown Bend Public Library
Thursday, February 09, 2012

Conoce Mas...
East Bend Public Library
Thursday, February 09, 2012

Know Internet Searching
Redmond Public Library
Friday, February 10, 2012

Sunriver - Know Resumes
Sunriver Area Public Library
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Redmond Open Computer Lab
Redmond Public Library
Monday, February 13, 2012

Know Excel Budgets
Downtown Bend Public Library
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

East Bend Know Digital Books
East Bend Public Library
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Sisters Open Computer Lab
Sisters Public Library
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Downtown Bend: Open Computer Lab
Downtown Bend Public Library
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Conoce Mas...
East Bend Public Library
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Redmond - Know Email for Beginners
Redmond Public Library
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Know Computers for Beginners
Downtown Bend Public Library
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Downtown Bend: Open Computer Lab
Downtown Bend Public Library
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Conoce Mas...
East Bend Public Library
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Redmond - Know Email for Beginners
Redmond Public Library
Friday, February 24, 2012

Redmond - Know More Email
Redmond Public Library
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Know Interent for Beginners
Downtown Bend Public Library
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Know Digital Books
Downtown Bend Public Library
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Downtown Bend: Open Computer Lab
Downtown Bend Public Library
Thursday, March 01, 2012

Redmond Open Computer Lab
Redmond Public Library
Friday, March 02, 2012

Redmond - Know Excel for Beginners
Redmond Public Library
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Know Internet Searching
Downtown Bend Public Library
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Know Word for Beginners
Downtown Bend Public Library
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Sisters Open Computer Lab
Sisters Public Library
Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Free WIFI and Internet connected computers at every branch library!

Deschutes Public Library