Purpose of Resume:
The purpose of the resume is to describe your life-work
experience to best advantage for the perspective employer. it
should be a precise description about accomplishments, skills
and experience so that employers will want to know more in a n
interview. You may need more than one version of a resume for
different jobs.
The Resume should Indicate:
In you resume include, contact information - your name,
address, phone number, fax and e-mail Resume should include
background information in a summary or brief overview Resume
should include education, training, employers, and dates of
employment Resume should include specific accomplishments
related to performance on the job and leadership activities, in
professional, civic, or community affairs In your resume, list
employment experience and education, in reserve order (highest
degree or most recent jobs)
Resume Should Omit:
Resume should omit, names and addresses of references. These
can be supplied at the interview. Listing "References Available
on Request" is not required; it is assumed Salary information if
requested, include in cover letter resume should omit, personal
data such as age, marital status, height, weight, etc.
Perspective employers must consider you solely on the basis of
your qualifications. It is illegal to request picture or
information related to race, religion, or national origin.
Resume should omit, personal pronouns, they weaken statements
Objectives, narrow your statement, your objective is to get an
offer form the company.
Resume should Include:
Resume should include what you have done and how you fit the
needs of the company Resume should include the business
environment experience, personal characteristics and industry
keywords Resume should include unpaid experience as well as paid
employment if it is significant, professional, pertinent to the
industry Resumes placed on the internet must follow company
format. Avoid bullets, italics, underlines. use HTML format
Careful editing to check for typos and grammatical errors. This
may suggest to perspective employers that your work is careless
Resume may be more than one page with experience, but not more
than two http://www.careerpath.cc
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