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IN PERSON & TELEPHONE RESOURCES
Verdugo Jobs Center
The Verdugo Jobs Center can help you explore career options, get job ready, prepare applications and resumes, or improve your interview skills. https://www.verdugojobscenter.org/
818-409-0476
WorkSource Center
Find other WorkSource Centers similar to Verdugo Job Center
https://www.worksourcecalifornia.com/centers/WS_find_a_center.htm
888-226-6300
Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board
Web site posts listings of upcoming job fairs, events, workshops and links to other web sites.
https://wib.lacity.org/about_topics.html
LA Youth at Work: Job Skills Workshops
Lists Job Skills Workshops in the L.A. Youth [ages 16-24] at Work program.
https://www.layouthatwork.org/JSW.html
GLENDALE LIBRARY DATABASES
Career Transitions
Create user account. Follow self-paced online resources through job hunting process from discovering interests, exploring careers, preparing a resume, improving chances, and finding a job.
https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/library-arts-culture/ebooks-databases
RESUMES & COVER LETTERS
About.com: list of Free Resume Builders, Wizards & Templates
List of sites and software to build resume online or save on computer
https://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumebuilders/Resume_Builders.htm
CareerLab: Cover Letter Library
Acclaimed as “the first and best cover letter samples on the Internet,” features how to write a great letter and "200 of the world's best letters."
https://www.careerlab.com/letters
Damn Good Resume
How to write resumes, includes resume tips, questions and answers, problems and solutions, and sample resumes.
Gary Will's WorkSearch
General information and advice on resume writing, cover letters and interviewing.
https://www.garywill.com/worksearch
Google Docs—Resume Templates
Create documents online with Google Docs. Offers resume templates.
https://drive.google.com/templates?q=resume&pli=1#
Resume Help
How to write a resume, distribute resumes to hiring managers, and other tools.
JobStar: Resumes
Essays and links for resumes and resume banks, plus sample resumes and cover letters.
https://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
Riley Guide: Resumes and Cover Letters
Resume, cover letter and personal reference help, including preparing and posting online resumes.
https://www.rileyguide.com/letters.html
Susan Ireland Resume Guide
Online workshops and samples to help prepare resumes, e-resumes, and cover letters.
INTERVIEWING
Collegegrad.com: Interviewing Information
For college graduates: how to successfully interview and get the job. Includes mastering interviews, dressing for interview success, 50 interview questions and more.
https://www.collegegrad.com/intv/
Gary Will’s Worksearch: Employment interview resources
Short essays on interviews including "unbelievable collection of bonehead questions and incredible incidents from actual interviews."
https://www.garywill.com/worksearch/intres.htm
Riley Guide: Interviewing
https://www.rileyguide.com/interview.html
Interview preparation, what to do after the interview, and video conference interviews.
HOW TO DRESS FOR INTERVIEWS
Dress for Success
Helps low-income women make tailored transitions into the workforce.
https://www.dressforsuccess.org
Dress to Impress: A Guide [Washington State University]
Guidelines for interview attire, dress examples, dressing on a tight budget, and researching specific dress codes.
https://amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/
Quintessential Careers: When Job-Hunting: Dress for Success