Getting Started

 

• Want a great resume?
  
  • Attend an in-person workshop to learn how to write an effective resume or
  • Listen to an on-line workshop or
  • Read A Guide to Career Planning and Job Hunting or
  • Begin to write your resume by reading our on-line instructions.
  • Use to format your resume. (Optimal is a comprehensive, web-based tool, which allows you to create, present and manage mutiple resumes.)
    
• Log-in info:
  

• Current students: Use your mail.montclair email address to log into the system.
• Alumni: This service is currently FREE for Montclair Alumni.
  To receive FREE access, please contact the MSU Alumni Association at 973-655-4141 for your promotional code.
• (BTW, click here to see what an Optimal Resume can look like! Ed Potter, on the staff of Optimal, has been kind enough to let us link to his resume. Check it out and see what you can do yourself.

• Translate your military experience into a civilian resume.
• Use the Federal Resume Builder site to apply for federal jobs.
• Tips on preparing a resume for scanning and tracking systems.
• Learn about QR codes and how to add them to your resume.
  
  
• Want a great cover letter?
  • Learn to write your cover letter.
• Want to create an e-portfolio to aid in your job hunt? Click on Optimal Resume above.
  
  
• Want a critique of your resumé or cover letter?
  • Bring your resume to the Center during counseling drop-in hours or
  • Drop off a copy of your resumé any time and ask that it be critiqued. You may pick it up two days later.
    
    
• Want to learn about interviewing?
  
  • Come to an in-person workshop to learn about the traditional and behavioral interview.
  • Listen to an on-line workshop here.
  • Click here for typical interview questions.
  • Use , (part of Optimal Resume), our on-line practice interviewing system, which allows you to record, watch and listen to yourself answering questions.
  • Use an Interview Preparation Checklist
  • Learn about answering illegal questions!
  • Make an appointment with a counselor for an interviewing role-play if you think you need more help.
    

See Career Builder suggestions for creating resumes in tough times.