General Information

• Characteristics Employers Seek in Candidates
• Job Fair Preparation Tips
• Job Search Investments
• Networking
• People Skills
• Permanent Jobs vs. Self-Employment
• Self-Assessment Questions
• Three-Pronged Approach to Career Searching

Career Decision-Making

• Career Interest Areas
• Struggling with Business
• Talking to Parents
• What Is Career Counseling
  & Obstacles to Career Decision-Making

Resume Writing

“Your resume is a written communication that clearly demonstrates your ability to produce results in an area of concern to a potential employer in a way that motivates that employer to meet you.” -Tom Jackson

• Action Words (alphabetical)
• Job Seekers' Thesaurus
• Résumé Career Objective
• Résumé Checklist
• Résumé Writing
• Sample Résumé Sections
• Scannable Résumé
• E-Mailed Résumé
• How to Write Bullet Points on Résumé

Correspondence

• Acceptance Letter
• Apology Letter
• Cover Letter
• Questions to answer when creating your cover letter
• References
• Thank You Letter

Job Interview & Post-Interview

• Applicants' Interview Questions
• Benefits Package
• Drug Screening & Your Career
• Elevator Speech
• Employer Information
• Factors to Consider When Targeting Jobs & Evaluating Job Offers
• Getting the Interview: How to Make Yourself Irresistible
• Information Interview
• Interview Mistake
• Questions Employers May Ask at an Interview
• Questions to Ask Employers
• Rescinding a Job Offer
• Reimbursement Policies for Site Interviews
• Sample Interview Q&A
• Tell Me About Yourself
• Telephone Interviewing
• The Second Company Site Interview

Education Resources

• Interviewing

  • Resource links: Searching for jobs in education
  • Teacher Workshop Interview Questions
  • Interview Questions for the District
  • Cover Letter Guide
  • Reference List Guide
  • Thank You Letter Guide

• Job Fair

  • Educator Job Fair Tips
  • Three Types of Job Fair Interviews

Job Search 

• 30 Experiences for Students Planning to Teach
• Job Search Matrix
• Regional Offices of Education
• Setting up Job Search Central

Information for Specific Occupational Fields & Student Groups

• Post Interview Debriefing

Huskies Get Hired (NIU's Job Search System for full-time jobs)

• Quick Guide to Using Huskies Get Hired