RESUMES

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RESUMES
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Resumes
General Qualities

• Your Resume reflects your communication and
  organization skills as well as the skills
  expressed in the content of the document

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Resumes
General Qualities

• Inexperienced applicants should keep their
  resumes down to a single page

• The average human resource manager spends about
  14 seconds on each resume. You must capture the
  managers attention in this time

• Even the most experienced applicants should keep
  their resumes down to two pages

• Match more than your qualifications to the job -
  Match your character to the company

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Resumes
Some Helpful Hints

• Make it easy to read by using lots of white space

• Make your resume professional by laser printing
  it - If you dont have access to a laser
  printer, pay to have it printed

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Resumes
Some Helpful Hints

• Use Action words like

- initiated, organized, established, developed
supervised, coordinated

• Use quantitative descriptions

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Resumes
Some Helpful Hints

• Concentrate on your accomplishments rather than
  job descriptions

• Be strictly honest - Do not exaggerate or
  embellish your accomplishments

• Tailor your resume to the job

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Resumes
Traditional Resume
Probably the best choice for a graduating student
with little work experience
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Resumes
Traditional Resume
Probably the best choice for a graduating student
with little work experience
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Resumes
Traditional Resume
Probably the best choice for a graduating student
with little work experience
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Resumes
Traditional Resume
Probably the best choice for a graduating student
with little work experience
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Resumes
Focused Resume
Probably the best choice for someone with
industry experience in the specified field of
employment

• Objective
• Related Experience
• Other Experience
• Education
• Extracurricular Activities
• References

Note that Education and Experience get
flip-flopped.
After your first job, people are more interested
in professional accomplishments than your
academic accomplishments.
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Resumes
Functional Resume
A marketing document for the ample-experienced
job hunter

• Objective
• Qualifications
• Major Achievements
• Employment Experience
• Education
• Awards/other activities
• References

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Resumes

• Using the headings as a guideline, tailor your
  resume to your skills and the job for which you
  are applying

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