Library: TECH290: Integrated Technology Assessment Capstone: General

Tips for writing resumes and cover letters

1.) Download a free Microsoft Word resume or cover letter template

2.) Explore sample resumes in your fields

Electrical Engineer Resume LiveCareer. (n.d.). Electrical engineer resume sample. https://www.livecareer.com/resumes/samples/misc/electrical-engineer
Information Technology Resume TopResume. (n.d.). Information technology resume sample. https://www.topresume.com/samples/resumes/information-technology
Instrument Technician Resume LiveCareer. (n.d.). Instrumentation technician resume samples. https://www.livecareer.com/resumes/samples/technician/instrumentation-technician
Materials Engineer Resume Great Sample Resume. (n.d.). Materials engineer resume. https://www.greatsampleresume.com/resume-examples/job
Mechanical Engineer Resume LiveCareer. (n.d.). Mechanical engineer resume. https://www.livecareer.com/resumes/samples/engineering/mechanical-engineer
Nuclear Technician Resume Great Sample Resume. (n.d.). Nuclear technician resume. https://www.greatsampleresume.com/resume-examples/job
Power Plant Mechanic Resume LiveCareer. (n.d.). Power plant mechanic resume sample. https://www.livecareer.com/resumes/samples/mechanic/power-plant-mechanic
Technical Manager Resume LiveCareer. (n.d.). Technical manager resume samples. https://www.livecareer.com/resumes/samples/technical/technical-manager
Technical Project Manager Resume My Perfect Resume. (n.d.). Technical project manager resume sample. https://www.myperfectresume.com/how-to/technology
Visit the Resume-Resource website for more IT, technical, and engineering sample resumes Resume Resource. (n.d.). Technology & engineering. https://www.resume-resource.com/information-technology-resume-examples
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3.) Explore the resources available through Excelsior's Career Center, including free resume and cover letter critiques.

Expert Resumes for Computer & Web Jobs Enelow, W. S., & Kursmark, L. (2005). Expert résumés for computer and web jobs Jist Publishing.
Elements of Resume Style: Essential Rules for Writing Resumes & Cover Letters That Work Bennett, S. (2014). The elements of résumé style: Essential rules and eye-opening advice for writing résumés and cover letters that work. AMACOM.

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Creating a Career Portfolio Need a better way to demonstrate your skills to a prospective employer or client? Try creating a career portfolio. This issue of TD at Work offers practical advice to help learning and development professionals show off their best work. "Creating a Career Portfolio" discusses why portfolios are becoming more essential for career development and explains how to build one that will give you an advantage on the job market. In this issue of TD at Work, you will learn: how to select and organize items for a portfolio what kinds of work samples to include what tools are available for building a digital portfolio how to share your portfolio how portfolios can contribute to career success.
ISBN: 9781607281030

How to use this guide

This guide is designed to help you write resumes and cover letters. It includes a link for finding Microsoft Word resume and cover letter templates, and provides links to sample resumes in the fields of renewable energy and electronic, information, instrumentation, nuclear, and power plant technology.

Tools for Making ePortfolios

5 of The Best Tools to Create Digital Portfolios in Class Educators Technology. (2018, January 31). 5 of the best tools to create digital portfolios in class. https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/01/5-of-best-tools-to-create-digital.html

Photo credit: Parslow, P. (2009). Portfolio [Photograph]. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/26935818@N07/3968921620/

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