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Free Resume Samples, Cover Letter Samples and Tips!
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Resume Cover Letter Sample for Emailing
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Create a Resume
100+ Great Resume Examples
Free resume examples for lots of occupations, careers, and industries. Each sample resume has a description of what resume format is used and what problems are solved in the content and layout of the resume. You'll find resume examples for all levels from entry-level to executive.
The Best Resume Format
Know your resume format options and which is the best resume format for your job search. See resume templates and samples for the chronological, functional, and combination resume formats. You'll also find resume formatting tips for solving your work history problems.
#1 Resume Tool: A Professional Resume Template
Learn what resume templates employers prefer and which one is best your job search. You'll find professional resume templates for chronological, functional, and combination resume formats, along with matching resume samples. Also, read some key tips on using Word resume templates.
10 Steps: How to Write a Resume
Step-by-step guide for how to write each part of your resume. Learn how to pick the right professional resume format and how to solve problems such as unemployment, short-term jobs, and dates that might show your age. Also learn how to use your resume to make a career change.
Resume Builder with Resume Templates by Susan Ireland
Susan Ireland's Ready-Made Resumes is a resume builder with professional resume templates you can download. There are resume templates (and resume samples) in the chronological, combination, and functional resume formats with built-in resume tips for solving your job history problems.
Write a Cover Letter
50 Sample Cover Letters
Lots of free cover letter samples formatted for email, hardcopy, and posting on websites. You'll find letters sent to recruiters, hiring managers, human resources, and in response to newspaper ads and online job posts. Each one is targeted to a specific employer and job.
Using a Cover Letter Template
A job seeker's best friend: a good cover letter template! You'll find free resume cover letter templates, sample cover letters written from those cover letter templates, and tips for using a letter template so it doesn't sound like a form letter. Also, learn how you can download my best Word cover letter templates.
4 Steps: How to Write a Cover Letter
Write cover letters and cover emails that get employers to read your resume. You'll find free cover letter templates that make it easy to know what to say. And besides the letter templates, there's advice on what to say for salary history, how to highlight your qualifications, and how to ask for a job interview.
Send a Thank You Letter
Writing a Thank You Letter After the Interview
The best of the best tips for writing a thank you letter after the interview. Also, how to use a thank you note to follow up after a job offer. Includes links to my favorite thank you letter template, as well as sample thank you letters and emails for real job seekers.
10 Sample Thank You Letters
Thank you letter examples for after a job interview, after a job offer, and even after a job rejection. You'll also find a note to your network to thank members for helping with your job search. All of these sample thank you notes are brief but very important to your job search.
Job Interviews
21 Job Interview Questions
Ace your interview! Practice these interview questions: ones for all job seekers and special interview questions for managers and executives. Also included are helpful tips about behavioral interviewing and how to get the most bang for your buck with your behavioral answers.