Surprisingly, though, the Virtual Interview section isn't as comprehensive as the rest of the package. Virtual Interview videos demonstrate sample interview questions and scenarios designed to help you sharpen your skills. If you manage to land an interview, Resume Builder lets you practice first. Put your foot in the door, not in your mouth If you must submit salary requirements, consult the Salary Report for approximate, profession-specific salaries (as they stood in mid-2001). To that end, Resume Maker's Cover Letter wizard guides you neatly through the process of composing effective letters to answer advertisements, follow up on interviews, or even resign. Resume Maker also lets you export documents directly to an e-mail application.Īs any human resources expert will tell you, an effective cover letter is just as important as an impressive resume. Once you finish your resume, Resume Maker lets you save it to either HTML or RTF formats so that it's easy to post to the Web or save to your word processor. To polish your resume, the aptly named One Page Less menu item swiftly shrinks a too-long resume by tweaking margins and line spacing. Better still, if you've used Resume Maker before, you can simply drop previously stored data into your new resume-a time-saver you won't find in WinWay Resume Deluxe. More-experienced job seekers can also opt to enter information manually. The Guided Resumes wizard leads you through the entire process, from choosing sample resumes aimed at a variety of professions (accountant, airline manager, and MIS analyst, to name a few) to finding eye-catching words and phrases.
Once you're ready to prep your resume, this app's friendly, uncluttered interface gets you started pronto. We recommend Resume Maker for students and professionals who need a quick, easy way to create a standout resume.
Despite its ho-hum virtual-interview features, Resume Maker is our favorite job-hunting software so far. For $40, Resume Maker Deluxe from Individual Software provides you with an ample array of tools, including the Career Planner and Guided Resumes wizards, to help you research the job you want and create, tweak, and send impressive resumes and cover letters. Need to revamp your resume? Don't go it alone.