Montclair State University Career Development
973.655.5194
Morehead Hall, Third floor

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How can I learn to prepare an effective resume and increase my interviewing skills?

  • Click here to watch and listen to the resume seminar on-line!!
  • Read A Guide to Career Planning and Job Hunting, (available in the Office of Career Development), which explains how to write a resumé and how to interview effectively. 
    • Click here! to begin learning how to write your resume.
    • Click here! to begin learning how to write your cover letter.
  • Attend instructional seminars.
    • Resumé Writing
      Learn to write a winning resumé and cover letter. Samples of effective resumés will be discussed.
    • E-Resumes
      Learn
      to write a resume in ASCII text so you can be certain that what you send via the web or email is what the employer receives.
    • Effective Interviewing
      Understand the interview process, learn about typical questions employers ask, and understand appropriate responses.
  • Practice interviewing with a friend or use a tape recorder. Make an appointment with a counselor for a role play if you think you need more help.
  • Create a rough draft of your resume.
    • Study it, correct it, and redo it.
    • Have your resumé critiqued by a counselor in Career Development. Bring a typed copy of your resumé to the office and ask that it be critiqued. You may pick it up two days later.
    • Or bring your resumé to the office during counseling drop-in hours for an in-person critique.
    • Print the final copy of your resumé using Career Development's Computer Lab. Call the Office of Career Development at 973-655-5194 to schedule an appointment time.