Career Gateway

Résumé Writing

• The Ontario Prospects 2006 on résumé, cover letters, portfolio and much more.
  
  
• The Canada Prospects 2005-2006 from the "Career Toolbox" section that provides the nuts and bolts to get you from career goal to landed job.
  
  
• Your Letter is your first contact with a potential employer. An accumulation of designs from different organizations is available to you on our favourite Web page.
  
  
• Prepare your marketing tools How to look for work! from the Youth Employment Information of the Government of Canada gives you ideas on different subject such as Cover letter, How to prepare a good Résumé, Sample a Résumé and The Thank-You Letter.
  
  
• Cover Letters, etc. a section created by Monster.ca.
  
  
• Resume Tutorial from Quintessential Careers offers advice on résumé and cover letter writing.
  
  
• Create Your Résumé is a mini-site from the Career Toolkit at MyFuture.com. It is designed for the first-time résumé writer fresh out of high school seeking his or her first "real" job.
  
  
• Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training offers tips on how to create a résumé.
  
  
• Résumés and Cover Letters from nextNET in Calgary is a good source of information and tips.
  
  
• Use the online form at the University of Waterloo's Résumé Writing page to prepare for writing your résumé and for attending job interviews.
  
  
• The Résumé Webshop is from Career Services at Queen's University.
  
  
• Career Services at Wilfrid Laurier University has helpful hints on résumés, application forms and employment letters.
  
  
• Résumés and Letters from StudentCenter.com includes a Résumé Style Quiz, a Résumé Maker, Résumé Rx and Sample Cover Letters.
  
  
• The Career Journal from the Wall Street Journal has tips on résumés and cover letters.
  
  
• Résumés from Career Services at the College of William and Mary in Virginia offers tips and samples.