Career
Hints-n-Tips: Advice on Interviews, Job-hunting, CV's, Communication
skills, and more.
Writing a
Resumé :
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Get
the key
information on the front page. Try to keep it to one or preferably two
pages.
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Make
it
professional. One or two fonts. 12 point print is about right. Colored
paper and graphics are not usually helpful .
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Bullet
points
are useful for listing your qualities.
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When
sending
it thru the mail use a large, preferably a full size envelope. If hand
delivering use a transparent binder or simple folder.
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Keep
it single
sided.
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Before
you
submit it do a spell check.
You can
use a
separate sheet to list experience or technologies. This is very useful
if you have a lot of experience.
Impress
the Boss? No actually it is his boss you have to impress. If you are
ambitious then make sure that he recognises your worth, but try not to
let the guy you actually work for see you as a threat. -- Sharon
Luther
When job
hunting always present yourself as a desirable
commodity. Remember that you are offering your very
valuable self and your skills, certainly not asking or begging for work
-- Stewart Carnegie, Palo Alto
Use
positive words, you can download a list of such words from the internet
(search criteria "positive words" career jobs)
Useful
links: www.jobs.net
-- www.monster.com
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