Sarasota County Libraries have an online tool called Peterson's Career Prep that you can use to create a resume.
Peterson's Career Prep's resume tool offers templates to fill in, can import information from LinkedIn, and more. You may easily save your resume in PDF or Word format and/or share an online link.
To get started,
- visit the library's webpage at https://www.sarasotacountylibraries.org/home-library,
- click "Digital Library,"
- click the "Job Preparation and Careers" heading, and
- click Peterson's Career Prep. Then,
- click the "Create a Resume" button,
- log into your (or sign up for an) account.
Additionally, our Brainfuse JobNow database has resume tools plus job search and interview help.
To get started with Brainfuse JobNow,
- visit the library's webpage at https://www.sarasotacountylibraries.org/home-library,
- click "Digital Library,"
- click the "Job Preparation and Careers" heading, and
- click Brainfuse JobNow. Then
- look under the "Resume" column on the left side of the screen.
There are also other free resources online that you can access on the library's patron computers or any internet-connected computer to create a resume. Indeed has a free resume builder that you can use to create a resume, which you can then download, print, or use on Indeed's website to apply for jobs. Simply select the resume template you'd like to use and start entering your information. You can download a copy of it when you're finished.
The libraries also offer Microsoft Word on all of our public computers, which can be used to create a resume. You can design and create the resume on your own, or you can choose one of the many free resume templates in Microsoft Word that you can use and customize for your resume. For more information on using our public computers, click here.