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GENERAL SITES: STARTING POINTS FOR BEGINNERS: See the List of Job Titles (below) if you are unfamiliar with CJ terminology and want a peek at average starting salaries. There are some unusual job titles in the CJ field. Also, be sure to learn how to use the for sample job descriptions, working conditions, salary data, and what's growing. See my which walks you through a full-length application, interview, selection, and promotion process of any basic civil service-type job. For law enforcement careers, you might want to familiarize yourself with the which contains POST Standard equivalencies between states. In addition, you might want to visit Indeed.com's "" or to find out where the field is going, as well as one of the below. Consider contacting one of the ASC's E-mail mentors at the, although this resource will be more appropriate for aspiring graduate students. If you're still thinking about continuing on with school instead of getting a job, then check out my page. How to Apply for Positions Advertised on the Internet: Have your resume and cover letter prepared and stored on diskette in text format, sometimes called ASCII or DOS text format, or whatever format is called for by the service you plan to use. Word-wrapping, embedded word processing commands, running headers and footers, and PostScript characters don't e-mail well, so have your word processor save your resume in text format (resume.txt), and check to make sure it looks good when opened by various programs on your computer (Notepad, word processors, e-mail to a friend, etc). Tips: use asterisks (*) or plus signs (+) instead of bullets, use dashes (---) to separate sections; DON'T UNDERLINE ANYTHING; Don't use bold type; avoid italics; and don't try to color highlight any headers or sections of your resume. Don't include photos or graphics.
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