Tools and Resources

Tools

  • Kit software: Inspiration


  • Other: Computers; the Internet; AppleWorks; EdView; a Web page editor such as Netscape Composer


  • Optional: A digital camcorder; a digital camera; a scanner; iMovie

Resources

Internet

Adventures in Education--High School Students Get a Job
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/text/HighSchool/hs_job.htm

EdView
http://edview.apple.com

JobHunters Bible's Résumé Writing Page by Richard Bolles
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/resumes/resumes.shtml

JobStar: Caifornia Résumés and Cover Letters
http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.htm

Proven Résumés.com
http://www.provenresumes.com/

Résumé Writing Tips for High School Students
http://www.provenresumes.com/reswkshps/hsrespg1.html

SnagAJob.com--Sample High School Résumés
http://www.snagajob.com/job_tips/highschool.asp

Victoria Human Resource Centre--Sample High School Student Résumé
http://www.bc.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/victoria/common/cooper.shtml

Writing a Résumé for Susie the Screener
http://www.gsia.cmu.edu/afs/andrew/gsia/coc/student/screener.html#top

Books

Creating Your High School Résumé by Kathryn Troutman. Jist Works, 1998.

Cyberspace Résumé Kit by Mary Nemnich. Jist Works, 1999.

Job Sleuthing: A Student's Guide to Résumé Finesse by Suze Kroeker. Manchester House Publishing, 1999.

Your First Résumé by Ronald Fry. Career Press, 1995.