Career Center Resources
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EMU Career Development CenterThe University Advising & Career Development Center at 200 McKenny Hall provides assistance on exploring careers, resume writing, mock interviews, on-campus recruiting and other helpful resources for the job search.
Electronic Books
You can read these books online from home with your emich login.
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The Academic Job Search Handbook by
Publication Date: 2016Guide to finding a faculty position in any discipline. -
Ace Your Interview!
This book provides many great tips on preparing for an interview. -
Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads by
Includes 123 sample resumes. -
Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability by
Publication Date: 2004"With practical and technical advice on everything from job hunting to interview techniques, from 'fitting in' in the workplace to whether or not to disclose a diagnosis, this book guides people with NLD or AS successfully through the employment mine field." -
The Encore Career Handbook
A guide for older students who are embarking on a 2nd career. -
Gallery of Best Resumes by
this ebook offers more than 150 sample resumes and thirty cover letters. -
Get a Teaching Job Now by
Publication Date: 2013Offers strategies for landing a job as a pre-school, elementary, middle, or high school teacher, including tips for resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Information on common interview questions may be especially helpful. -
Graduate Admissions Essays, 5th ed. by
Publication Date: 2024A guide for crafting winning essays for any type of graduate program or scholarship, including PhD, master's, MD, JD, Rhodes, and postdocs. -
A Guide to Writing the Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Applications
by
Publication Date: 2025Guides applicants through writing the statement of purpose (SoP) for grad school applications. Discusses conventions and expectations of the SoP, and includes example SoPs written by students who have been accepted into a graduate program. Open Access book. -
How to Write Successful Letters of Recommendation by
Publication Date: 2014 -
I'm in a Job Search--Now What???
On using Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter as part of your job search strategy. -
Prepared Interviewing for Educators by
Publication Date: 2019This book will help you interview successfully for your first job--or a new role--in education. Author Scott Lempka offers simple, chronological steps to help you prepare for your interview and show yourself in the best possible light. -
The Professor Is In by
Publication Date: 2015A career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs. Includes: When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right. -
Ultimate Interview
100s of great interview answers tailored to specific jobs -
Unbeatable Resumes
Publication Date: 2011 -
The Vault.com Guide to the Case Interview
This eBook provides advice on how to handle case questions in interviews, including sample case questions. -
Working in Your Major by
Publication Date: 2012This guidebook contains what every college graduate needs to know to find a good job in their major, and it provides sound advice on establishing a professional identity, surviving the critical first year on the job, and ensuring marketability in the future.
More Books on Resumes, Interviewing, & Job Hunting
EMU Library has numerous job hunting books.
Browse the 3rd floor Library shelves using the call numbers
HF 5382.7 to HF 5383.
Or search Esearch for books & eBooks using the following subject headings:
Browse the 3rd floor Library shelves using the call numbers
HF 5382.7 to HF 5383.
Or search Esearch for books & eBooks using the following subject headings:
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Resumes (Employment)
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Employment Interviewing
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Job Hunting.
Esearch - Books & Ebooks
See Also
Useful Web Sites
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10 Tough Interview QuestionsAARP advice for handling tough questions that may be asked of older candidates.
DVDs on Interviewing
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Virtual Job InterviewInterview preparation with simulated interview and interactive questions, also includes tips on interviewing attire and handling illegal questions.
Available for checkout from the EMU Library