RESOURCES FOR JOB SEEKERS  

Job Posting Site (Local):

• El Paso Times Career Builder - Can search for jobs by keyword, job category, or by company. An extensive list to company web pages is provided.
• El Paso Independent School District
• Ysleta Independent School District  

Job Posting Site (Texas):

• Texas Workforce - Search for jobs in the state of Texas

Job Posting Sites (Nationwide):

• Monster.com
• Careerbuilder.com 
• Microsoft Career Builder
• CareerJournal.com 
• JOBTRAK: Job Search Tips
• Yahoo! Hotjobs
• United States Government Office of Personnel Management
• USAJOBS - federal government jobs
• GuideStar - look up jobs with non-profit organizations by clicking on "classifieds" and selecting the "jobs" category.
• HospitalLink.com - provides links to hospital sites from all over the United States
• Associations often have web pages that provide job postings nationwide

Salaries/Cost of Living:

• Salary.com - basic salary information for free
• SalaryExpert - free salary and cost of living reports
• Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-09 Edition (U.S. Dept. of Labor) - Use the A-Z index at the top of the page.
• The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance -- provides detailed information about occupations including overview, requirements, earnings, work environment, and outlook (Ref Desk HF5381 .E52)
• Occupational Employment Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
• JobStar Central - includes salary surveys
• National Association of Realtors: Salary Calculator
• Salary Wizard
• Salary calculator - compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. cities
• Sperling's BestPlaces 

Articles in Periodicals

• Business Source Complete ^U. - find articles by using keywords such as "interviewing" or "job hunting" and narrow down with terms such as "self promotion", "marketing yourself", "first impressions", etc.
• Vocational & Career Collection ^U - find articles by using keywords such as "applications for positions", "employee selection", "employment interviewing", "JOB hunting", "RESUMES (Employment)", "Employees--Recruiting", etc.

Guides Prepared by Other Universities/Colleges:

• UC Berkeley Library
• Cornell University Lenz Library  
• The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Fisher Library Guide
• Broward Community College, College Library
• Rice University Career Services Center
• University Career Services, University of Houston
• St. Mary’s University
• Margaret F. Dikel, The Riley Guide
• JobWeb.com

PRINT RESUME GUIDES IN THE UTEP LIBRARY: 

101 best resumes / Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1997. Reference Index Table HF5383 .B534 1997. 

101 best resumes to sell yourself / Jay A. Block. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002. Reference Index Table HF5383 .B5343 2002   

175 high-impact resumes / Richard H. Beatty. New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c2002. Reference Index Table HF5383 .B324 2002. 

The Adams resume almanac / [the editors of Bob Adams, Inc.] Holbrook, Mass. : B. Adams, c1994. Reference Index Table HF 5383.A27 1994. 

Asher's bible of executive resumes and how to write them / Donald Asher. Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, c1997. Reference Index Table HF 5383 .A834 1997. 

The complete idiot's guide to the perfect resume / by Susan Ireland. Indianapolis, Ind. : Alpha Books, c2000. Reference Index Table HF5383 .I747 2000. 

Cover letter magic : trade secrets of professional resume writers / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark. 2nd ed. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2004. Reference Index Table HF5383 .E4787 2004  

Cover letters that knock 'em dead / Martin Yate. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub., c1995. Reference Index Table HF 5383 .Y378 1995. 

Designing the perfect resume: a unique "idea" book filled with hundreds of sample resumes created using WordPerfect software / by Pat Criscito. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c1995. Reference Index Table HF 5383.C74 1995   

Dynamite resumes : 101 great examples and tips for success! / Ronald L. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich. Manassas Park, VA : Impact Publications, 1997. Reference Index Table HF 5383.K69 1997.   

The edge resume and job search strategy / Bill Corbin and Shelbi Wright. 3rd ed. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Pub., c2000. Reference Index Table HF5383 .C84 2000 

Electronic resume revolution : creating a winning resume for the               new world of job seeking / Joyce Lain Kennedy, and Thomas J. Morrow. New York : J. Wiley, c1995. Reference Index Table HF 5383.K42 1995.  

Expert resumes for managers and executives / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2003. Reference Index Table HF5383 .E47879 2003 

Expert resumes for manufacturing careers : engineering, management, executive, operations, production, and technology / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2002. Reference Index Table HF5383 .E4788 2002 

Expert resumes for people returning to work / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2003. Reference Index Table HF5383 .E4789 2003 

Gallery of best cover letters / David F. Noble. 2nd ed. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2004. Reference Index Table HF5383 .N618  

Gallery of best resumes / David F. Noble. 3rd ed. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2004. Reference Index Table HF5383 .N62 2004   

Gallery of best resumes for two-year degree graduates : a special                collection of quality resumes by professional resume writers / by David F. Noble. Indianapolis, IN. : JIST, c1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.N622 1996   

The guide to basic resume writing / The Public Library Association and the editors of VGM Career Books. Chicago : VGM Career Books, c2004. Reference Index Table HF5383 .G727 2004. 

High impact resumes and letters / Ronald L. Krannich, William J. Banis. Manassas, VA : Impact Publications, c1990. Reference Index Table HF 5383.K7 1990. 

High impact resumes and letters : how to communicate your qualifications to employers / Ronald L. Krannich, William J. Banis. Manassas Park, Va. : Impact Publications, c1998. Reference HF5383 .K7 1998.

How to prepare your curriculum vitae / Acy L. Jackson. Lincolnwood, Ill., USA : VGM Career Horizons, c1993. Reference Index Table HF 5383.J24 1993. 

How to say it in your job search : choice words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs for resumes, cover letters, and interviews / Robbie Miller Kaplan. Paramus, NJ : Prentice Hall Press, c2002. Reference Index Table HF5383 .K364 2002. 

Just resumes : 200 powerful and proven successful resumes to get that job / by Kim Marino. New York : Wiley, c1991. Reference Index Table HF 5383.M285  

National business employment weekly Cover letters : proven techniques for writing letters that will help you get the job you want / Taunee Besson. New York : Wiley, c1995. Reference Index Table HF 5383.B474 1995. 

National business employment weekly : Resumes / Taunee Besson. New York : Wiley, c1994. Reference Index Table HF 5383.B47 1994. 

The new 90-minute resume / Peggy Schmidt. Princeton, NJ : Peterson's Guides, 1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.S325 1996. 

The new perfect resume / Tom Jackson. New York : Doubleday, c1996.Reference Index Table HF 5383.J25 1996. 

The resume doctor / John J. Marcus. 1st ed. New York : HarperPerennial, c1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.M26 1996    

The resume kit / Richard H. Beatty. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, c2000. Reference Index Table HF5383 .B33 2000. 

Resume magic : trade secrets of a professional resume writer / Susan Britton Whitcomb. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2003. Reference Index Table HF5383 .W46 2003. 

The resume makeover / Jeffrey G. Allen. New York : J. Wiley, c1995.Reference Index Table HF 5383.A5633 1995. 

The resume makeover : 50 common problems with resumes and cover letters--and how to fix them / John J. Marcus. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2003. Reference Index Table HF5383 .M264 2003 

Resume power : selling yourself on paper / Tom Washington.Bellevue, Wash. : Mount Vernon Press, c2000. Reference Index Table HF5383 .W316 2000. 

Resumes and cover letters that have worked / Anne McKinney, editor.Fayetteville, N.C. : PREP Pub., 1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.R424 1996. 

Resumes for computer careers / the editors of VGM Career Horizons. Lincolnwood, Ill., USA : VGM Career Horizons, 1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.R435 1996. 

Resumes for computer careers / the editors of VGM Career Books. Chicago : VGM Career Books, c2002. Reference Index Table HF5383 .R435 2002. 

Resumes for dummies / by Joyce Lain Kennedy. Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, c1998. Reference Index Table HF5383 .K424 1998. 

Resumes for re-entering the job market / the editors of VGM Career Horizons. Lincolnwood, Ill. : VGM Career Horizons, c1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.R448 1996. 

Resumes that get jobs / Jean Reed. 5th ed. New York : Prentice Hall Press, c1990. Reference Index Table HF 5383.G725 1990   

Resumes that knock 'em dead / Martin Yate. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub., c1995. Reference Index Table HF 5383.Y38 1995.   

Resumes that mean business / David R. Eyler. 2nd rev. ed. New York : Random House, c1996. Reference Index Table HF 5383.E95 1996 

Sales and marketing resumes for $100,000 careers / Louise Kursmark. Indianapolis, Ind. : JIST Works, c2000. Reference Index Table HF5383 .K87 2000          

Top secret resumes & cover letters / Steven Provenzano. Chicago, Ill. : Dearborn Financial Publishing, c1995. Reference Index Table HF 5383.P739 1995  

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CAREER INFORMATION

• UTEP's Career Services Department located in the Union Building Room 114 provides books and online career information and resources for students to use. Included in their University Career Resource Center web site are links to tips on preparing for a job search whether for part-time employment, an internship or a career choice after graduation.  Mr. Moises Buenfil, Resource Center Supervisor, may be contacted with any questions regarding the resources at 747-5640.
• The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance -- provides detailed information about occupations including overview, requirements, earnings, work environment, and outlook (Ref Desk HF5381 .E52)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-09 Edition (U.S. Dept. of Labor)  - Use the A-Z index at the top of the page.
• Career Coach