Resumes • Cover Letters • Interviews
Language & Literature Careers:
Resumes
Tips for — Writing Your Resume
See also: General Career Guide: Resumes • Cover Letters • Interviews
Write a Resume
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Career Transitions is a career guidance center that LISTS CURRENT JOB OPENINGS, as well as walks you through the entire job-search process, including: new career possibilities • interests and experience • ways to improve prospects (networking and education) • preparing for a job search • applying for a job. You may use this database to write your RESUME and COVER LETTER, as well as prepare for your JOB INTERVIEW through an interview simulation.
Lee University Center for Calling & CareerFor assistance in writing your resume, you may contact or visit the Center for Calling & Career.
Action Verbs for Use on Your Resume
- Accomplishment bullets (VIDEO) — by Study.com
- Action Verb List — by Georgetown University
- Action Verb List — by Liberty University
English & Writing
- LiveCareer.com Samples: English Instructor / English Professor / Secondary English Teacher / English Tutor
- By LiveCareer subscribers (View multiple pages to find resumes that subscribers wrote when applying for jobs.):
- English
- English As a Second Language
- Communications
- Online English Instructor
- Screenwriter
- Writer - Communications, Media, Marketing, Sales — by West Chester University
- Communications / Media Planning / Entertainment & Media — by Resume-Now.com
- ESL Teacher Resume Writing & Job Search Tips — by ResumesForTeachers.com
- Librarian: Resume / Functional Resume — American Library Association
- Publishing — by Northwestern University
Foreign Language
- LiveCareer.com Samples: Foreign Language Teacher / Spanish Teacher
- By LiveCareer subscribers (View multiple pages to find resumes that subscribers wrote when applying for jobs.):
- Spanish
- French teacher
- Deaf Interpreter / Sign Language Interpreter - ESL Teacher Resume Writing & Job Search Tips — by ResumesForTeachers.com (Including: overseas jobs.)
- France: Career Resources & CV Templates — CadresOnline.com
- France: How to Write a Great French CV — CompleteFrance.com
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Language & Literature Careers:
Cover Letters
Tips for — Writing Your Cover Letter
See also: General Career Guide: Resumes • Cover Letters • Interviews
Write a Cover Letter
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Learn about careers, receive personalized recommendations, create resumes, search for jobs and schools, and get career advice – Gale.
- Lee University Center for Calling & CareerFor assistance in writing your cover letter, you may contact or visit the Center for Calling & Career.
Cover Letter Tips & Examples
Following are links to sites that offer tips and examples of cover letters. These resources have been compiled by various libraries, educational institutions, professional organizations, and career services.
- Composing a Cover Letter — by Georgetown University
- Formatting Your Cover Letter — by Georgetown University
- Fiction Writer – Tips for Writing a Cover Letter to Publishers — WritersEdit.com
- Teacher – Cover Letter Examples — LiveCareer.com
Action Verbs for Use in Your Cover Letter
- Action Verb List — by Georgetown University
- Action Verb List — by Liberty University
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Language & Literature Careers:
Resumes
Tips for — Your Job Interview
See also: General Career Guide: Resumes • Cover Letters • Interviews
Prepare for a Job Interview
- Peterson's Career Prep This link opens in a new window
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Learn about careers, receive personalized recommendations, create resumes, search for jobs and schools, and get career advice – Gale.
- Lee University Center for Calling & CareerFor assistance in preparing for an interview or writing an interview follow-up letter, you may contact or visit the Center for Calling & Career.
Interview Tips
Following are links to sites that offer tips for interviews and follow-up thank-you letters. These resources have been compiled by various libraries, educational institutions, professional organizations, and career services.
- Application & Interview Tips — by Columbia International University. Includes questions Christian organizations might ask.
- Interview Tips (VIDEOS) — by Study.com. Includes videos about: Best impression • Interview questions • Preparing answers • How to dress • How to perform best • Team job interview • Second job interview
- Interview tips — by Work It Daily
- Body Language & the Job Interview (VIDEO): "Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are" — by Amy Cuddy. TedEd. Edinburg, Scotland, 2012.
Follow-Up Thank-You Letter
- Interview follow-up tips (VIDEO) — by Study.com
- Thank-you letter tips — by Resume-Now.com
- Thank-You Letter guidelines — by Columbia International University
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Career & Job Search Assistance
Lee University Center for Calling & Career
Career Guidance & Resources for Lee University Students & Alumni
(423) 614-8630
ccc@leeuniversity.edu
leeuniversity.edu/calling-career
career exploration • career counseling
strengths development • mentor networking
job search techniques • employer research
resume review • interview preparation