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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 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. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available.

See also Program Resources:

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.

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
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
Alliance for the Arts & Culture Art & design : career & employment BC Jobs.ca - Career, advice, & job postings resource Campusaccess.com's - Student Employment Guide 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 Service Canada - Job Bank	Resume Resource JobStar Resumes & Cover Letters Job Search Writing (OWL at Purdue) Optimal Resume - Please contact library or Career Services for access codes Resume and CV Resources for Job-Seekers The Riley Guide - Resume and Cover Letters Resumes and Cover Letters (UBC) (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 3-Step Process for Answering Tough Interview Questions The wall Street Journal - How to Succeed in a Job Interview Informational Interviews (UBC) Interview Master Interviews (UBC) Interview Stream - online virtual interviewing(practice) Job-Interview.net Job Web - Interviewing Monster's Interviewing Tips Quintessential Careers - Guide to Interviewing The Riley Guide: Interviewing Syms Dress to Achieve
Job Postings & Salary Compensation Resources	Portfolios, Presentation Techniques & Skills

Alliance for the Arts & Culture - Career Opportunities BC Wage & Salary Survey Career Builder (CAN) City of Vancouver Jobs (CAN) The Wall Street Journal - Careers(CAN) Intern Jobs Job Bank (CAN) Working in Canada (CAN) JobStar - Salary Information (US) Monster.ca (CAN) Monster Salary Centre (CAN) Plus Jobs Canada 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) Vantage Point (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 26 January, 2012

26 January, 2012