Resume
Resume
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Firsts of all, a resume must be printed on business-size bond. It is acceptable to send
photocopies, but these be perfect and look like originals. This can be accomplished
by using the services of a quick print shop where your resume can be professionally
copied on bond paper
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Employment correspondence
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Of all the different kinds of letters this course discusses, perhaps none are more
important for your personal career than those letters you write to apply for a job.
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Your letter of application and accompanying resume, if well planned and written,
can do much to help you secure the job of your choice
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Before you can write your resume or prepare a cover letter, you must do some
thinking about yourself, for your employment correspondence must present a
prospective employer with a favorable – and desirable – picture of your personality,
background, and experiences
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A good way to start is to make a list.
In any order, as you think of them, list such facts as :
jobs you have held
Schools you have gone to
Areas you have majored in
Special courses you have taken
Extracurricular activities you have joined in
Memberships you have held
Awards of honors you have received
Athletics you enjoy
Languages you speak
Special interests you have
Special skills you have
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Try to include on your list any fact that could help an employer see your value as an
employee.
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After you are satisfied with your list, rewrite it, arranging the facts into categories.
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This will serve as your worksheet when you are ready to write your resume and
letter of application
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The Resume
The resume is an outline of all you have to offer a prospective employer.
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The Resume
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It is a presentation of your qualifications, your background, and your experiences
arranged in such a way as to convince a businessperson to grant you an interview.
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Your resume, with its cover letter, is the first impression you make on an employer.
For that reason, it must look professional and exemplify those traits you want the
employer to believe you possess
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Never send with handwritten, or even typed, addition squeezed in. This looks
careless, unorganized, and lazy.
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It is advisable to save your resume electronically so you can update it easily and
modify it to target a particular job company. Just remember to print it on highquality paper.
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The resume must have an overall neat appearance: margins should be wide and
balanced. Headings should stand out (for example, be underlined, capitalized, or
printed in boldface type) and should be parallel
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The information contained on your resume must be accurate and complete. It
should consist of facts. (you will be able to interpret the facts in your application
letter). Because you are presenting these facts in outline form, the information is
expressed in short phrases and specific keywords rather than whole sentences.
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Nowadays, it is preferable to keep a resume to one or two pages. Therefore, you
must be efficient in selecting the facts to include and clever in arranging them.
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Working from your casual list, decide which facts you would like an employer to
know. (Eliminate those you would rather he not know). Also, consider what the
employer would like to know about you. (Eliminate those facts that he would
probably consider irrelevant). Unless relevant to the job at hand, omit your religious
or political affiliations.
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Definitely exclude negative information such as lawsuits. Don't offer reasons for
leaving previous jobs. Do not make critical comments about a previous employer (on
your resume or at an interview!) And, of course, do not lie!
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In making these decisions, keep in mind the specific job for which you are applying.
What facts on your list best quality for the job? These are the facts to emphasize on
your resume.
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Having narrowed down your list, recopy it – arrange the facts into logical order.
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Now you are ready to set up your resume.