Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

You may not be aware that we have a variety of books available in class to help you to write your resume, prepare for an interview, or to help you to make decisions about your future career choices.
Here is a list of books that we have available in class:

Resume Magic – Personal Favorite!
Job Search Magic
The Quick Resume and Cover Letter [...]

Steve Merwin and Denali Allen from Sanford Rose Associates were kind enough to present a workshop on job search strategies to class on 11/14/06. Denali sent some follow-up documents to share with class.
If you were not able to attend their terrific presentation here are the handouts:

http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Interview_Errors.doc
http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Make_Your_First_Impression_Count.doc
http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Preparing_for_an_Interview.doc
http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Resume_Preparation_Do’s_and_Don’ts.doc
http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Telephone_Interviewing_Tips.doc
http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Top_11_Questions.doc

This article will introduce you to using RSS feed readers to help to simplify your jobsearch.
An RSS feed aggregator is like a news reader. What the heck is that you say? Some web sites utilize what is called an RSS feed to “advertise” their site updates. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. These feeds make it easy for the visitor [...]

Podcasts are video and/or audio discussions and lectures. Instead of reading an article you can listen to it on your computer or iPod. There are a variety of terrific Podcasts available for free on the Internet. There is a great wealth of career/job search information available in Podcast format. In addition to career related Podcasts you can listen to [...]

Today I conducted a workshop at East Bay Works in Concord on Using Word for Job Search. I will repeat this workshop in class on Wednesday, October 11, 2006. If you would like to work on updating your own resume please bring a copy of it in on CD, floppy disk, or on a flash drive. Please [...]

Have you installed the Internet Explorer Developer toolbar? I have been using it for the last few weeks and it’s quite helpful. It offers a lot of the same tools as the Web Developer toolbar for Firefox. This is just a friendly reminder that these tools/extensions will really help when developing web sites. You can find additional [...]

The Contra Costa County Library now offers a service on their web site called Business Connection. This section of their site is designed to help local entrepreneurs and the small business community connect more easily with the information they need and with each other. There are numerous resources on the site and there are free workshops. What [...]

How to write a resume offers free tips on resume writing, interviewing, and writing cover letters.
ColourMod offers color pickers in various flavors; for Mac users there is a widget (small helper application), Windows users can use a Konfabulator widget, and for all platforms there is a DHTML plugin. I downloaded and tried the Konfabulator widget and it’s very nice.
Andy [...]

Making Your Resume Stand Out on Craigslist
With over 6,000 resumes posted to just the Bay Area section of Craigslist, how do your resume stand out from the rest?
Style it! When you’re posting your resume on Craigslist you can use HTML and basic inline CSS to control the look of your resume or any other posting. Here is a [...]

Ten Easy Ways to Improve Your Resume – Katharine Hansen offers ten tips for improving your resume. You may also be interested in reading this post made on Craigslist on Tips for applying to a job from Craigslist – Good tips for making your cover letter stand out from the rest. 25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé may [...]