What is a Resume?
The resume is a selling tool that
outlines your skills and experiences so an employer can see, at a glance, how
you can contribute to the employer's workplace.
Your resume has to sell you in short order.
While you may have all the requirements for a particular position, your resume
is a failure if the employer does not instantly come to the conclusion that you
"have what it takes." The first hurdle your resume has to pass--whether it ends
up in the "consider file" or the "reject file"--may take less than thirty
seconds.
The most effective resumes are clearly focused on a specific job title and
address the employer's stated requirements for the position.
The more you know about the duties and skills required for the job--and organize
your resume around these points--the more effective the resume.
You will need information to write a good resume.
Not just information about jobs you've held in the past but also information to
select the most relevant accomplishments, skills and experience for THIS
position. The more you know about the employer and the position, the more you
can tailor your resume to fit the job.
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Most resume books tell you that, as the first step, you should "take a
piece of paper and begin listing all your positive attributes" or
something to that effect. Why? I thought you wanted to write a resume?
If you want someone to produce an exhaustive list of all your positive
attributes, go ask your mother--moms are great in the "positive
attribute listing" category. This practice in "positive attribute
development" futility might be okay for little Johnny who is about to
graduate from high school and wants to figure out what he wants to do
with his life, but hey--are we not college grads? Why don't we take that
quantum leap forward and just start putting together the actual
information on disk in resume format where it can be used?
Successful resumes generate information as they are created. Think about
it. Do you ever write a term paper from scratch? Not usually (unless you
are using a typewriter--any typists still out there?). You use either a
template file with all the information and codes already set up (like
the standard format for the bibliography section that comes at the end
of every term paper), or you reuse the basic information from a previous
paper (that is why you handed in your Psych paper with last October's
date on it).
The same principle applies to resumes. The very best way to create your
resume is online--on the screen, right in front of you, capturing
information as you go and updating as necessary over time. No PC of your
own? This is a good time to make your pilgrimage to the campus computer
lab. Take two blank disks with you--one to use as your working copy and
one as your backup for that inevitable point in the future when you
accidentally destroy the first disk. Usually when you need it most.
But don't waste your time using one of the commercial resume software
packages. Reason? First, they artificially force you into their format,
which may or may not be correct and most definitely cannot be fine-tuned
to your specific needs. Second, they are not portable--meaning that the
output file can only be modified with that package. So the next time you
want to update your resume, you either have to locate (or buy) the same
package or you are out of luck. You are better off working with a
standard word processing package (such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect)
and creating your own. |
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Letras del curriculum vitae y de cubierta
What is a Resume Arabic Language
简历和说明附件
이력서와 표지말
Zusammenfassung
und Deckungszusagen
Резюме и
сопроводительные письма
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