Handouts

Handouts
PDF requiring Adobe Acrobat reader needed for opening

• Cover Letters, Thank You Letters, Etc...

• Credential/Placement File

• Disclosing Your Disability to Employers

• Graduate/Professional School Admissions

• Interviewing

• Handling Illegal Interview Questions

• Job Search Readiness

• Job Search Strategies

• Making the Most of Career Fairs

• Networking

• Professional Dining Etiquette

• References & Letters of Recommendation

• Resume Writing Guidelines
  Be sure to view action verbs by category
  
   

Other Resources

• Occupational Outlook Handbook 
  Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, it provides job description and qualifications, employment outlook, salary information, and resources for additional information.
   
• Virginia View
  The Career Information System for the Commonwealth of Virginia, it assists you with brainstorming occupations and contains information on careers in Virginia.  Includes employment outlook and salary trends for Virginia.
   
• Job Web
  Provides articles on job search, resume and cover letter writing, etc.
   
• Career Fair Preparation
  
  
• Job Fair Success
  
  
• Professional Dress for Women
  
  
• Professional Dress for Men
  

• Starting Salary Expectations
  
  

• Starting Salary and Job Market Information
  
  

• Salary Survey
  See the Salary Survey of starting salaries of college graduates, published quarterly, in the Career Resource Room, Lancaster Hall, Room G08-A.
  
  

• Estimated Salary Projections
  The Economic Research Institute provides an estimate as to the amount of compensation that can be expected in the future for a particular job/position.
  
  

• Going to Grad School
  
  

• Career Development
  Information on how to make career decisions.