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Careers

Resumes, Interviews, Career Advice.

Writing a resume :

• Get the key information on the front page. Try to keep it to one or preferably two pages.

• Make it professional. One or two fonts. 12 point print is about right. Colored paper and graphics are not usually helpful . 

• Bullet points are useful for listing your qualities.

• When sending it thru the mail use a large, preferably a full size envelope. If hand delivering use a transparent binder or simple folder.

• Keep it single sided.

• Before you submit it do a spell check.

You can use a separate sheet to list experience or technologies. This is useful if you have a lot of experience.

Interviews

• Be positive.

• Be confident. Believe that you are offering a valuable commodity.

• Get to the interview 15 minutes early.

• Be aware that you will be under scrutiny from the moment you cross the threshold.

• Do not dwell on your last employment.
  

Career Advice

• Chose a career that you know you will be happy doing for a long long time.

• Try to get some experience of the work before you commit to it.

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