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Jean-Luc HenryWhat is the reputation of this organization? Applying to Google and to “Joe’s Desperate Search Engine” are two completely different things, even though the jobs may appear very similar on paper. Joe is probably seeking a programmer with very specific skil
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Steve LongA personal finance blog focusing on ordinary people dealing with unprecedented levels of debt.
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Step 0: Do NOT fire up Microsoft Word and use a generic resume template.
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Step 1: Open a plain text document and start listing all of the information you might ever include on a resume
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List the details of every job, including every possible relevant accomplishment at each one. List every organized activity you’ve ever participated in, and every noteworthy honor you’ve received in your life. List everything.
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Work experience (dates, names of employers, location, tasks, accomplishments)
Education (dates, degrees obtained, location)
Specific skills
Honors and awards
Other activities of note (professional organizations, special skills, etc.) -
default resume
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you’re going to use it to quickly build the real resumes that you will send to potential employers.
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Step 3: Open a new copy of your default resume and eliminate everything that isn’t highly relevant or impressive
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Tip #3: If you’re early in your career, you may wish to list some jobs that don’t match the description very well to establish a work history. That’s fine, but go minimal on describing them.
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Step 4: Make your accomplishments ring with action
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go through and change all of the descriptions of your work tasks into action sentences. Let’s work through three examples of this.
Bad job attribute: Participated in the development of a data entry program
Better job attribute: Developed a high-throughput data entry program in a team-based environment -
Employers want actions that lead to results, not participation
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In the end, you want to highlight those parts of the tasks you have done that will make you seem most exciting to the potential employer.
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Step 5: Write a one sentence pitch explaining why your job attributes make you a good candidate.
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Your resume should not have an objective on it.
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you should have a statement explaining how your specific skills make you the right person for the job.
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I have nine years experience developing high-throughput Java-based data entry software and leading teams in the implementation of this software.
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write a one-sentence summary of your qualifications as they specifically relate to the job you’re applying for.
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This will go right at the top of the resume.
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Step 6: Make a polished document out of the material you’ve created
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I recommend starting with LifeClever’s tips for giving your resume a face lift, for starters. I strongly recommend using Georgia as your font
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I also recommend making your line spacing 120% (go to Format, choose Paragraph, choose Multiple, and set it to 1.2
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I also recommend putting things in the following order:
Name/address/phone/email
Summary of Qualifications
Work Experience (unless this is your first “real” job)
Professional Organizations (unless these are slim, the eliminate or move to end)
Honors (unless these are slim, then eliminate or move to end)
Education
A note indicating that references are available upon request -
you want this to be as short as possible. One page, with an additional cover letter, is best.
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One strong approach is to create a short resume and a long resume, and include a short URL (made at TinyURL) to download the longer one if interested. I generally encourage people to include reference contact information in their long resume, but not in the short one.
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Craig RettigLast week, I wrote a controversial article about resume tips that got a lot of readers fired up. As a result, I thought it would be worthwhile to go through the entire process of creating a strong resume, step by step.
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delicious_diigoStarts with info on how to make a primary database for resumes, but closes with useful resume information
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Fraser SmithThe Simple Dollar weblog details how to build a killer resume from start to finish.
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Ethan GardnerLast week, I wrote a controversial article about resume tips that got a lot of readers fired up. As a result, I thought it would be worthwhile to go through the entire process of creating a strong resume, step by step.
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How to Construct a Killer Resume, From Start to Finish
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Step 0: Do NOT fire up Microsoft Word and use a generic resume template
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