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Resources for College Students and Graduates: Resume, Interview, Internship, Job, User Groups, and More

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- On June 4, 2016
I deliver a workshop at Seattle Colleges for the graduating students to help prepare them for their career. I've put a list of resources for them but thought I will share it with the public so others can also benefit from it. The User Groups listed below are local to the Seattle area, but the other resources are not. If the link is listed for jobs in Seattle, you can simply change the query to your city or state.

Resume Writing

  1. How to Write a Resume: A Step-By-Step Guide https://zety.com/blog/how-to-make-a-resume
  2. Sample Resume Computer Programmer – Entry Level http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/sample-resume-computer-programmer-entry-level
  3. Action Verbs for Resume Writing https://careers.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/08/Action-Verbs-for-Resume-Writing-2016.pdf

Interview

  1. Common Job Interview Questions and Answers (Examples) https://zety.com/blog/job-interview-questions-and-answers
  2. 10 Most Common Interview Questions http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/top-10-interview-questions-prep

Internship

  1. 6 Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Internship http://fortune.com/2015/06/02/ryan-harwood-internship-into-full-time-job/
  2. A Girl’s Guide To Landing An Internship http://www.hercampus.com/school/siena/girl-s-guide-landing-internship
  3. A Startup’s Guide To Having A Great Summer Internship Program https://beingfa.com/2015/04/29/a-startups-guide-to-having-a-great-summer-internship-program/
  4. Find Paid Internships in Your City https://www.internships.com/paid/seattle-wa
  5. How To Be Confident, Not Cocky: A Guide To Landing An Internship http://www.collegemagazine.com/how-to-be-confident-not-cocky-a-guide-to-landing-an-internship/
  6. Job or Internship?: A Guide For College Students http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/011316/job-or-internship-guide-college-students.asp
  7. Tips For Computer Science Internship Interviews http://louisrli.github.io/blog/2014/01/18/tips-for-computer-science-internship-interviews/#.VzoSZZMrKHo

Job

  1. Job Search Advice from Monster.com https://www.monster.com/career-advice/job-search-advice
  2. Search for Careers at Microsoft https://careers.microsoft.com/search.aspx
  3. 5 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Your Job Search http://owls2work.blogspot.com/2016/06/5-ways-to-use-linkedin-for-your-job.html
  4. LinkedIn Profinder https://www.linkedin.com/profinder
  5. 12 Things You Must Do To Land A Junior Web Developer Job http://skillcrush.com/2015/04/09/land-junior-web-developer-job/

Networking

  1. The Ultimate LinkedIn Cheat Sheet https://www.leisurejobs.com/staticpages/18285/the-ultimate-linkedin-cheat-sheet/
  2. How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile to Get More Jobs https://zety.com/blog/optimize-your-linkedin-profile
  3. Tips on Using LinkedIn to Find a Job or Internship https://university.linkedin.com/content/dam/university/global/en_US/site/pdf/TipSheet_FindingaJoborInternship.pdf

User Groups

  1. Northwest System Center User Group https://nwscug.org/
  2. Seattle Azure User Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3350092/profile
  3. Seattle Cisco User Group https://supportforums.cisco.com/community/4351/seattle-cisco-user-group-seacug

Free Resources

  1. Evaluation Copies of Microsoft Products https://www.zubairalexander.com/blog/evaluation-copies-of-server-software/
  2. Free Microsoft Training Delivered by Experts https://mva.microsoft.com/
  3. Free Virtual Labs from TechNet and MSDN https://www.zubairalexander.com/blog/free-virtual-labs-from-technet-and-msdn/
  4. Free Cybersecurity Training and Career Development https://www.cybrary.it/
  5. Free Video Training through CodeRed (Part of EC-Council's Learning Platform) https://codered.eccouncil.org/
  6. Free and Inexpensive Training Videos from Udemy https://www.udemy.com/
  7. Free Office 365 Education and Office 365 ProPlus for Students https://www.zubairalexander.com/blog/free-office-365-proplus-for-students/
  8. Military to Civilian Resume: How to Use Your Military Experience https://zety.com/blog/military-resume
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