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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT RESOURCES

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library carries many Professional Development resources that covers job searching, writing resumes and cover letters, identifying jobs that may suit you, how to prepare for interviewing, what to do when you get the job offer, and much much more. The Professional Development collection is located at both the Renfrew and Burnaby Libraries. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available.

See also Resource Guides and Art Institute of Vancouver Resources for:

EVALUATING INFORMATION - Books, Web, & Journals
RESEARCH, WRITING & COPYRIGHT
CAREER SERVICES DEPARTMENT - At the Art Institute of Vancouver
STUDENT PORTFOLIOS - At the Art Institute of Vancouver

Additional program specific career resources can also be found in the Program Resources section of the Library Website. Select the Subject Guide of your choice to see more specific industry, company, and career related books, websites, and periodicals & magazines.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOKS

Resume & Cover Letter Books	Interviewing Books
Best Resumes For $75,000+ Executive Jobs Damn Good Resume Guide: A Crash Course In Resume Writing How to write better resumes and cover letters Knock'em Dead Cover Letters (8th ed) Perfect Phrases For Cover Letters Resumes For College Students And Recent Graduates Resumes For Dummies Resumes That Get Jobs Resumes That Knock 'Em Dead Resumes! Resumes! Resumes!	201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview Creative Interviewing Job Interviews For Dummies Naked At The Interview: Tips And Quizzes To Prepare You For Your First Real Job Next Day Job Interview: Prepare Tonight And Get The Job Tomorrow
Self Assessment & Career Exploration Books
Do what you are : discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type Guide To Internet Job Searching Job search skills workbook : Taking charge of your career

Portfolio Creation & Design Books
Building Design Portfolios Creating the Breakthrough Portfolio: Strategies for managing a successful career Designing a Digital Portfolio Design portfolios : moving from traditional to digital Developing and branding the fashion merchandising portfolio Graphic Designer's Guide to Portfolio Design Portfolio Design Portfolio Presentation for fashion designers

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WEBSITES


General Career Resources	Resumes & Coverletters
Art & design : career & employment BC Jobs.ca - Career, advice, & job postings resource BC Work Info.net - Source for local career information Campusaccess.com's - Student Employment Guide Career Lab Career Magazine Career Planning & Labour Market information - BC Ministry of Advanced Education & Labour Market Development Internet Public LIbrary - Employment Internet Public Library - Job Searching & Employee Recruiting Work search Canada	Online Technical Writing: Business Correspondence & Resumes Resume Resource JobStar Resumes & Cover Letters Cover Letter Workshop Resume and CV Resources for Job-Seekers The Riley Guide - Resume and Cover Letters Writing a Winning Resume (PDF) - UBC guide Writing A Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Self Assessment & Career Exploration	Interviewing
The Career Development eManual Careers Test - hosted by the BBC, is designed to calculate the career most suitable for you on the basis a psychometric assessment of your personality Identify Your Career Options Internet Public Library - Career Exploration Online Career Advisor The Princeton Review Career Quiz	The 3-Step Process for Answering Tough Interview Questions Career Journal – interviewin Information Interviews: Purpose & Procedures (PDF) Interview Master Interviewing for Success (PDF) Interview True – online virtual interviewing (practice) Job Web - Interviewing Monster's Interviewing Tips The Riley Guide: Interviewing Syms Dress to Achieve
Job Postings & Salary Compensation Resources	Portfolios, Presentation Techniques & Skills

City of Vancouver Jobs (CAN) CareerJournal.com (CAN) Job Bank (CAN) Job Futures Canada (CAN) Jobsmart - Salary Information (US) Kakoon (US) Monster.ca (CAN) Monster Salary Centre (CAN) Salary Calculator (US) Vancouver Job Shop (CAN) Vancouver Sun/Vancouver Province Job Postings (CAN) Wageweb (US) Workopolis.com (CAN) Work Futures BC (CAN)	5 Portfolio Presentation Techniques - by HOW magazine Graphic Design Portfolio Presentations - by About.com Portfolio Tips - by the Art Institute of Vancouver Powerful Presentation Techniques

Negotiation	Networking
Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers Job Star Central	The Riley Guide - Networking

Volunteering
GoVolunteer (CAN) Volunteer Canada (CAN) Volunteer Vancouver (CAN)

Do you know of any other resources to add? Having trouble finding the information that you need? Need the user access codes for these databases? Please contact the Library for help, or if you have any comments or resource suggestions.

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Last updated 23 September, 2009

23 September, 2009