Résumés

This page includes resources to help improve resumes.

If you need help getting your resume polished, stop by the ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center if you are attending ALA Annual Conference. The ALA New Members Round Table Resume Review Committee (NMRT-RRC) provides resume critiquing service to conference attendees. The service is free, and available anytime the Placement Center is open. The NMRT-RRC also provides year-round resume review service. The Resume Review Service Committee have engaged librarians from all types of libraries, with various specializations to help you make your resume shine.





Other resources to help you with your resume

General Information

• Sample Resumes and Tips for Library Workers
  • From Zety.com
  • From ResumeGenius.com




• 20 Resume Mistakes Keeping You From Getting a Job (and How to Fix Them)




• 26 Common Resume Mistakes that Will Lose You the Job

For Job Hoppers

• How To Create an Effective Job Hopper Resume




• 7 Resume Tips for Job Hoppers




• How to Explain Short-Term Jobs and Job Hopping on Your Resume (10-minute video)




• How to Address Employment Gaps to Not Look Like a Job Hopper on a Resume (a video conversation)

For Older Workers

• What Older Workers Need to Know About Video Résumés
  
  Asserts that videos can help you connect with employers but may also lead to bias




• Poor Example of Video Resume




• Resume Tips for Older Professionals




• 7 Resume Tips for Older Job Seekers

For Newer Graduates

• The New Grad Resume Guide: Everything You Need to Get Started




• How to Write a Successful College Graduate Resume(with job-winning sample)




• Resume Writing for the Recent College Graduate (ppt slides)




• 14 Resume Strategies for Recent Graduates

Rev. March 2022