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| "The best career advice is
to "find out what you like doing best and get
someone to pay you for doing it." |
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| Resume writing tips |
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| 1. Determine your job search objective
prior to writing the resume, this helps you to structure
the content of your resume linking it to that objective.
If you write your resume without having a clear
objective in mind, it is likely to come across as
unfocused to those who read it. |
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| 2. Use the principles of marketing:
Think of yourself as a service provider, potential
employers as your customers, and your resume as
a brochure about you. Market yourself through your
resume. What are your features and benefits? What
makes you unique? Make sure to convey this information
in your resume. |
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| 3. Use your resume to obtain an
interview, not a job. You don't need to go into
detail about every accomplishment. Strive to be
clear and concise. The purpose of your resume is
to generate enough interest in you to have an employer
contact you for an interview. Use the interview
to provide detailed explanation of your accomplishments
and to land a job offer. |
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| 4. Use bulleted sentences in the
body of your resume, rather than lengthy paragraphs.
Resumes are read quickly. This bulleted sentence
format makes it easier for someone to quickly scan
your resume and still absorb it. To add life to
your resume, use bulleted sentences that begin with
action words like prepared, developed, monitored,
and presented. |
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| 5. Since resumes are typically reviewed
in 30 seconds, lead with your strengths and take
the time to determine which bullets most strongly
support your job search objective. Put those strong
points first where they are more likely to be read. |
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| 6. Show what/who you know &
focus on strengths. Do not go into depth in one
area; use your resume to highlight your breadth
of knowledge. Use an interview to provide more detail.
If you have reported to someone important such as
a vice- president or CEO, say so in your resume.
Having reported to someone important causes the
reader to infer that you are important. |
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| 7. Construct your resume to read
easily. Leave margins and use a font size no smaller
than 12 point. Limit the length of your resume to
1-2 pages. Remember, resumes are reviewed quickly.
Help the reader to scan your resume efficiently
and effectively. |
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| 8. Review your resume at periodic
intervals. It can be difficult for you to highlight
your successes and clearly convey all your accomplishments.
Have someone review your job search objective, your
resume. Encourage them to ask questions. Their questions
can help you to discover items you inadvertently
left off your resume. Revise your resume to include
these items. Their questions can also point to items
on your resume that are confusing to the reader.
Do modify your resume based on this input. |
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