| When searching for a job, there is one critical | | | | plan to accomplish. |
| factor that will either help you in the door of a | | | | Below that preliminary information comes your |
| prospective employer or get you nowhere; that is | | | | employment history with relevant skills and |
| your resume. A resume is "you on paper." That is, | | | | qualifications. This list is important because those |
| for most job opportunities, your resume is a brief | | | | details are what the employer will evaluate to |
| summary of your work and education history, | | | | determine whether you are qualified and |
| and normally serves as the only tangible item | | | | sufficiently experienced for the job. In this section |
| your potential employer has before him to decide | | | | you should highlight your major accomplishments |
| whether you would be a good fit for the | | | | and any experiences you have under your belt |
| company. It is a concise document providing key | | | | that may be pertinent to the job you are |
| details about you for the benefit of that | | | | pursuing. By using "power" words that accentuate |
| employer: your job history, qualifications for the | | | | your experience, you communicate a subtle |
| position, and more importantly, the type of | | | | message to the employer that says you are |
| person you are. | | | | worth hiring. |
| As it pertains to a resume, the first impression | | | | After you list your work experience, highlight your |
| you make is by far the most critical. If the | | | | prior education. By listing your degrees (including |
| resume does not look professional, for example, | | | | the schools and years of attendance), relevant |
| your effort will simply be thwarted and tossed | | | | licenses, and other credentials related to the |
| into a pile along with others that will never receive | | | | position, you help to demonstrate that you meet |
| a call. So, it is vital that you spend sufficient | | | | the educational requirements. |
| quality time and effort needed to write a resume | | | | A resume should never be too long. Often with |
| that grabs the reader's attention. There are many | | | | documents, the more detail, the better. But with a |
| online web sites that offer handy tips on the | | | | resume, that is not the case. Even if you have |
| mechanics of resume writing. To assist with those | | | | years of experience, you should keep your |
| other resources, below are a few basic | | | | resume to one page if possible so that you do |
| recommendations. | | | | not take up too much time with your potential |
| First, always start a resume with your contact | | | | employer. They only have a few minutes to look |
| information, such as name, address, phone | | | | through a number of resumes, and you want to |
| number, and email address so that if a | | | | make sure this person notices all pertinent |
| prospective employer is interested, they can | | | | information on the first page alone. Think of your |
| easily get in touch with you. If to this point you | | | | resume as a means of "marketing" yourself. If a |
| have never previously used email, now is the | | | | product for sale doesn't quickly capture the |
| time! You do not want to miss a potentially great | | | | attention of its intended audience, it will be ignored. |
| opportunity simply because the hiring or HR | | | | This is no different with a resume. |
| manager is not able to select a means of contact | | | | If your resume is clean and polished looking, and |
| with you that is convenient to them. | | | | you show all relevant skills require for the position |
| The next information that should be included near | | | | you seek, you may well make a sufficient |
| the top of your resume is your career objective, | | | | impression to be invited to the next step - a job |
| one or two sentences which state the kind of job | | | | interview - where you can "wow" them with your |
| or career that interests you. It should be short | | | | personality and enthusiasm as well. |
| and to the point, with a very specific goal you | | | | |