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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.
$ne age+ or at most , ages long.
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Characteristics '# !$uccess#u Resume
-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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Characteristics '# !$uccess#u Resume
7ust al(ays be 4889 truthful.
Contains no inaroriate ersonal information.
Produced on a comuter.
5ata resented in chronological order :unlessfunctional;.
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(unctiona Resumes
5oesn6t go in chronological order.
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$canna+e Resume
Watch bullet oints :don6t al(ays scan;.
>o( about a dash * ? 'se labels or key(ords.
-ess is more.
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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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.ow To Write ! Coveretter - Contents
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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.ow To Write ! Coveretter - Contents
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
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eave The &aggage !tThe oor
0Shut the 5oor to Personal rouble
05on6t Slam $rgani=ation
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"nterview Content
0-isten Carefully to the uestion0'nderstand
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&ehaviora &ase%"nterviewing
0Preare your S"&6S
0Situation orask0"ction aken0&esult of Your "ction
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&ehaviora &ase%
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0Say 1I20
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$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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