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Skills development resources on the internet

Career planning

Career Solutions
http://www.careersolutions.co.uk/ - the online careers advisor offers free advice

Job Hunter's Bible
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
A web companion to Nelson Bolles' book What Colour is Your Parachute? - the definitive guide to job-hunting

Career Exploration Tools
http://www.quintcareers.com/index.html

CV and resume writing

The Wall Street Journal Careers http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-career-jobs.html

The Riley Guide to Job-Hunting (CVs, cover letters... everything)
http://www.rileyguide.com/letters.html

GoJobSite
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/home/cv_advice.html

Cover letters

CareerLab - US-style sample cover letters
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm

From Jobsite - what to say, paragraph by paragraph
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/hobsons_articles/grt_cov_letter.html

Psychometric tests

Keirsey Temperament Sorter - based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Useful personality test
http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro1.asp

Centre for Lifeong Learning - Advice from Liverpool University
http://www.liv.ac.uk/careers/students/cvs_applications_interviews/psychometric/links.htm

Saville & Holdsworth - practise psychometric test questions
http://www.shldirect.com/

 Interview skills and case studies

Monster Interview Centre http://interview.monster.com/

Interview Practice - Western State College of Colorado. Excellent test assessing your aptitude in answering tough interview questions.
http://www.western.edu/academics/career-services/interview-preparation.html/

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