How to Download Free Resume Samples and Cover Letters

Resume: A written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have. - Bo Bennett

The importance of a good resume cannot be underestimated as it is your first expression to the employer. Resume is the document that the interviewer will see before you have the opportunity to present yourself. A good written resume can go in a long way in getting your dream job. A professionally written resume could serve the purpose, but there are plenty of free resources or web sites out there on the Internet that can be used as well. Same goes for cover letters.

Let me tell you a secret that professional resume writers know how to research properly and present the information in an excellent manner. If you think you can research, which is now with the advent of Internet is so easier, couple of hours and you'll have an excellent resume coming out of the printer - minus the hefty cost.

They won't add extra degrees or certifications to your name, they have good presentation skills. Now let me assume that you have some or the other point in your career have presented a good presentation for office purposes. If you have done that, you already have with yourself the ability to carve an excellent resume.

Though there a plenty of websites that provide free resume samples but those sites are hardly updated, instead they concentrate on providing resume writing services.

Below are some of the websites that are absolutely free and they have thousands and thousands of free samples.

1) Goggle Docs

As with most things online Google takes the cake also in providing free resume samples, however most people don't know about Google docs. Google docs has a huge collection of free resume samples and cover letters that can be used. Google docs can be accessed via your Google Account and just search for free resume templates and see for yourself. May it be a fresher's, Accountant resume or Cover letters they have it all. Just repeat your search with different keywords.

Apart from having resume samples they also have many other templates viz. legal templates and Business card templates to name a few.

2) Officelive.com

Officelive from Microsoft also has a great collection of free resume samples and cover letters. They have a template section where you can browse and download resume samples.

At the time of writing, for some strange reasons, Office live does not allow Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to download samples, alternatively use Internet Explorer 7 or above. This may not be the case when you read this.

3) Google Image Search

You would be surprised and amazed to see that searching "resume samples" on Google image search shows tremendous outcome when compared to normal Google web searches. Just search for your keyword such as may be "CEO resume", visit the resulted image and then close the image to visit the actual site hosting that image. If not download you can definitely replicate the resume as per your needs.

4) Scribd, Yudu and other document sharing websites.

Document sharing websites like Scribd, Docstoc and esnips can also quest your thirst for the perfect resume. Try searching with different keywords and they definitely have something in store for you.

5) Free Software

There are also many free software programs that help in creating a good resume. However, this is not on par with the other methods listed on this page. Try to see if it works for you. Go to download.com or Google to get free software. At download.com you can read reviews of other users who have downloaded and used the program.

Those were some of the useful ways to get free resumes and cover letters provided you spend some time and effort searching for it. Research and refine from the results and craft a resume that matches your style and persona.