Presenting yourself properly with a quality resume and cover letter is essential for communicating your worth to prospective employers. Included below are tutorials and tips for producing high quality documents that showcase your skills on the competitive contemporary job market.

Featured resume resources

Help with word processing software

• Create a resume using Microsoft Word - Documentation for creating a resume on the Microsoft Office homepage.
• Help using Google Docs - Use Google's free online word processing software to create your resume and cover letter. You can use document templates just like in MS Word.

What about the cover letter?

• Cover Letter Etiquette - Always include a cover letter even when submitting a resume through email. Follow this and other tips for cover letter etiquette.
• Cover Letter Format - A sample of the information you should include on your cover letter.

The main event: Writing your resume.

• How to Create a Professional Resume - A step-by-step breakdown of the resume writing process.
• Yahoo! HotJobs Resume Resources - A collection of articles with best practices, tips, suggestions, and inspiration for writing a successful resume.
• Resume Dilemma: Not Enough Experience - Some advice about writing your resume if you feel you don't have enough work experience.
• Resume Checklist - After you've written your resume, make sure you've gone over this checklist to cover all your bases.

Post your resume online.

Some of the following links require you to sign up with a username and password. Make sure you have a pen and paper handy to write down your log in information.

• How To Post Your Resume Online - Read this post before you decide to place your resume on a web site.
• Monster.com - Monster is one of the industry leaders in the online employment industry. Once you've created an account, you can post your resume and conduct job searches.
• Careerbuilder.com - Careerbuilder offers resume hosting and allows you to conduct job searches in their nation-wide database of job openings.
• Emurse.com - Emurse, an anagram for Resume, is a powerful online tool designed to help take control of your job hunt. Features include a resume builder, personalized job postings, and the ability to network with your online contacts.