Write an Effective Resume II

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What happens now ~2016


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Creative resume


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Creative resume


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Creative resume ?


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Writing TheEfective Resume

The First StepToward Landing

Your Next Job


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Writing !n Efective Resume

What information should be in a resume?

Characteristics of a successful resume.

Functional or Chronological.

Scannable resume.


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What "n#ormation $hou%&e "n ! Resume?

Identify Yourself

Education

Continuing Education

Work or ProfessionalExerience

!olunteer Exerience

"cti#ities

Comuter Skills Professional "ssociations

$tional Sections

$b%ecti#e

Secial Skills and "bilities

&eference Statement


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Characteristics '# !$uccess#u Resume

Focuses on skills. 'ses action (ords to de)ne the

resonsibilities of your %ob*related exerience.

Easy to read and understand.

!isually o(erful and free of gimmicks.

$ne age+ or at most , ages long.


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-anguage is grammatically correct.

Selling has been checked.

Formal Style


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Resume (au) *a)

yos and /rammar Slis

01/reat attention to detail.2

01Pro#en ability to track do(n and correct erors.2

01"m a erfectionist and rarely if e#er forget etails.2

0"ccomlishments3 Comleted 44 years of highschool.2

05on6t use 1I2 or 1me2


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7ust al(ays be 4889 truthful.

Contains no inaroriate ersonal information.

Produced on a comuter.

5ata resented in chronological order :unlessfunctional;.


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(unctiona Resumes

5oesn6t go in chronological order.


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$canna+e Resume

Watch bullet oints :don6t al(ays scan;.

>o( about a dash * ? 'se labels or key(ords.

-ess is more.

ee the design simle.

7inimi=e use of abbre#iations.


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&asic Chec,ist

@o selling or grammar errors.

@eat+ clean+ and rofessional looking.

-ength should be 4*, ages.

7argins at sides and bottom.

-ayout makes reading easy. 'se of (hite sace iseAecti#e.


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&asic Chec,ist

Imortant titles should be emhasi=ed. Exeriment

(ith fonts B styles +o%+ italic+ and underlines. @omore than , or D diAerent si=es.

Information is logically recorded.

'se "ction !erbs for accomlishments B results.


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&asic Chec,ist


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Writing !n EfectiveCover etter

>o( to (rite a co#er letter.

0&ules0Contents


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.ow To Write ! Coveretter - Rues

/i#e enough information to interest the reader+ don6t

o#er(helm.

&esearch the comany. "ddress the letter to a

seci)c erson.

"ns(er an ad if you ha#e 89 of the skills orbackground that the ad reGuires.

7ention the erson (ho referred you if aroriate.


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.ow To Write ! Coveretter - Contents

Your address+ city+ state+ =i+ and telehonenumber.

5ate

@ame+ title+ comany+ address+ city+ state+ and =iof

erson you6re (riting to.

/reeting+ follo(ed by a colon.


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Paragrah 43

0What you (ant.

0>o( you kno( about the organi=ation.07ention enclosure of your resume.

Paragrah ,3

0Concise o#er#ie( of (ork history and skills

that (ill hel you erform the %ob. Paragrah D3

0State con)dence in your ability.0/i#e information on ho( you can be contacted.


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Paragrah H3

0 Exress areciation

Closing+ signature+ and tyed name


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$uccess#u"nterviewing

$,is$urviving an% E)ceing in a&ehaviora &ase% "nterview


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(irst "mpressions Count /

o ou Ma,e The &est "mpressionou Can?

0$n*ime05ress0Physical Contact

0Eye Contact0Smile0Fidgeting


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Characteristics o# a

$uccess#u "nterview

0Prearation

0Presentation

0Content


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*reparation

0&esearch the ob and comany0&e#ie( the ob &eGuirements

0no( your &esume0no( Where You "re /oing0


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*reparation

0!isuali=e Yourself In the Inter#ie(0no( this3

Khere is no Guestion you cannot ans(er

KYou are (ell suited to the ositionKYou (ill be an asset to the deartment

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"nterview *resentation

0


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eave The &aggage !tThe oor

0Shut the 5oor to Personal rouble

05on6t Slam $rgani=ation


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"nterview Content

0-isten Carefully to the uestion0'nderstand


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&ehaviora &ase%"nterviewing

0Preare your S"&6S

0Situation orask0"ction aken0&esult of Your "ction


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&ehaviora &ase%

uestions0Can You ell 7e "bout " imeL0hink Seci)c05on6t Say 1'sually+ "l(ays+ $r @e#er2

0Say 1I20


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$ampe uestions

0ell 7e "bout " imeLKYou Persuaded Someone o 5o Something

KYou Sol#ed a Small Problem


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Technica $,is !re"mportant

0"ttention o 5etail

0Comuter Skills

0"nalytical Skills

0echnical Skills Seci)c to Your 5egree


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$o#t $,is !re 3ust!s "mportant

0"datability0eam(ork

0Initiati#e0Inno#ation0Integrity


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"nterview (oow-4p

0Common Inter#ie( 7istakesKComing 'nreared

K@ot Smiling or Sho(ing EnthusiasmK@egati#ity

0he hank You @ote

0&eferences


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10 wa5s to write a goo%resume


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10 wa5s to write a goo%resume


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