The following documents are helpful aids to assist students in their career development, ranging from sample resumes, cover letters, job interviewing tips, ethics, etiquette, etc..

Ethics:

• Pursuing Profit with Honor – Michael Josephson, Josephson Institute of Ethics – Presented by Edgar Camerino of Rick Engineering Company on August 27, 2010, at the SDSU MESA Engineering Program (MEP) / Maximizing Science Potential (MSP) Fall Student Meeting Orientation.

Resumes:

• Resume format
• Resume sample
• Resume workshop
• Resume critique worksheet
• Developing a successful resume

Cover Letters:

• Cover letter template
• Cover letter sample format
• Engineering cover letter sample
• Engineering cover letter sample 1
• Engineering cover letter sample 2

Employment:

• Process for seeking employment
• Job fair tips
• Dress for success
• Job seeker action verbs
• Transferable skills
• Entry level job success
• Starting out strong work experience
• Strategies and habits for internship success
• e-Portfolio

Interviews:

• Interview critique form
• Sample interview questions 1
• Sample interview questions 2
• Sample interview questions 3
• Preparing for an interview by Northrop Grumman
• Quick interviewing tips

Recommended Readings:

• Title:  Strengths Based Leadership  Author:  Tom Rath, Barry Conchie
• Title:  Leading Change  Author:  John P. Kotter Recommended by Dr. Douglas Fenner from 2010 Team SPAWAR MESA Training Academy
• Title:  The Culture of Collaboration  Author:  Evan Rosen  Recommended by Dr. Douglas Fenner from 2010 Team SPAWAR MESA Training Academy
• Title:  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People  Author:  Stephen R. Covey
• Title:  Outliers:  The Story of Success  Author:  Malcolm Gladwell
• Title:  The Tipping Point  Author:  Malcolm Gladwell
• Title:  Blink  Author:  Malcolm Gladwell

Online Lecture Videos:

• iTunes University – Select ‘iTunes Store’ under iTunes, Select ‘iTunes U’, ‘iTunes U Power Search’ and then search for videos by topic.
• YouTube – Search for videos by topic.
• Khan Academy
• MIT Open Courseware
• Paul Dawkins Online Tutorials and Notes – Algebra through Differential Equations
• Just Math Tutorials – Algebra through Differential Equations
• Mathwords:  Terms and Formulas from Beginning Algebra to Calculus