Résumé samples, templates, tips, books, e-Books, special reports.... There are so many "how-to" books available, you'd think bookstores would be buried by these titles. But hold on, the info avalanche is just starting to roll. The real question is, how do you sort through the mountain of resources to find the few nuggets that must be out there?

At the risk of tossing more rocks onto the rubble, I've included my own take on résumés and cover letters elsewhere on this site. If you want more information, you can check out two resources (below) that I recommend — and at the bottom of this page, three best-selling books that are considered the "gold standard."

As I've said elsewhere, there are advantages to buying your Internet products from providers with a major presence on the net. That's the case with The Vault, one of the largest career portals you can find. Get the inside scoop on top careers and companies with the Vault Career Library.

The Vault offers one of the most complete e-Book career libraries you will find. They offer several books that may interest you: "Vault Guide to Résumés, Cover Letters, and Interviews" (138 pages -- $14.95) and the "Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business" (176 pages, -- $19.95)

You'll also find dozens of career guides covering dozens of different career tracks. A few examples: "Career Guide to Advertising & PR", "Guide to Capitol Hill Careers," "Guide to the Fashion Industry," "Career Guide to Media and Entertainment," "Career Guide to Marketing & Brand Management," "Guide to Real Estate Careers."

They've devoted multiple books to several professions including Finance Career Guides (9 titles), Law Career Guides (10 titles), Consulting Career Guides (7 titles).

Furthermore, they offer 50-page PDF or spiral-bound employer profiles on scores of top employers. Each PDF includes: history and business description; recent news; insider look at company culture, pay, hours and more; hiring process, including interview questions; job descriptions and career path. As part of your corporate research, this is "must-have" information.

The problem with most Internet portals is that it's so easy to get lost once you start to follow a set of links. Career portals are much the same. If I have a concern about The Vault, it's because they're too big and crowded. So here's what I recommend: go directly to their books page where you'll find all of the above, then browse through their extensive site for fun: Get the inside scoop on top careers and companies with the Vault Career Library.

Perhaps the exact opposite of the Vault, this one-page web site offers résumé and cover letter templates you can alter to suit your own profile: Sample Résumés Online: Click Here!

They offer résumé templates in these areas:

• Graduate Résumés
• Management Résumés
• Service Résumés
• Technical Résumés
• Desk Job Résumés

If you're in a hurry, you can download the templates, tweak them to suit your own profile and be good to go in about half an hour. They also provide a 100% money-back guarantee, and two bonus books: "Guide to a Winning Résumé" and "Interview Secrets Revealed." Total price for the whole package is $24.97.

One last thing: if you like personal service, I can testify that Ronan Kennedy, Manager for Sample Résumés Online, can go the extra distance. He e-mailed me three times within two weeks to see how I was getting along with his product. I doubt that would happen with some of the monster portals out there. If you want to find out more, Click Here!

If you're like me and you prefer hard-copy résumé and cover letter books rather than e-Books, consider the three bestsellers below. You can buy them at most bookstores — or order them online from Half.com. I've created links from here to eBay's book retailers. Click here to Find great deals on books: eBay!

Cover Letters that Knock 'em Dead eBay!	With its companion book, "Résumés that Knock 'em Dead," this is the best-selling book in its category (over 3 million sold!) for more than 10 years. The latest edition has expanded content on electronic cover letters and online job searching, how to conduct a successful job search in today's competitive market, and the new job search etiquette. By Martin Yale, past National Director of Training for Dunhill Personnel System, Inc.
Resumes that Knock 'em Dead   eBay!	A résumé isn't just a synopsis of your employment history. It needs to be a powerful presentation of your qualifications that positions you against dozens, sometimes hundreds of candidates. Does your résumé have the right stuff to get a hiring manager's attention? Martin Yale, America's most respected career expert, shows you how to create a compelling résumé that will get you the interviews you want.
The Damn Good Resume Guide eBay!	Yana Parker has helped hundreds of thousands of job seekers write and refine their résumé to near perfection. Her résumé guides have been praised for their user-friendly style and savvy advice and, rightly so, have become staples in libraries, career centers, and employment office nationwide. In this fully updated edition of her bestseller, you can quickly benefit from Yana's résumé-writing wisdom by following her ten easy steps to a good résumé.