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Making A
Great First Impression With Your Resume Your resume is often your
first impression with a company. It needs to look professional but also
make you stand out from the crowd. Do you know that research shows that
employers spend less than 30 seconds glancing at your resume? More often
than not, they are looking for reasons to count you out to make the
process easier for them. This is especially true if they have hundreds
of resumes to sift through. In larger corporations, your resume may have
to pass the screening test of a computer before a human ever sees it. But you can have a successful
resume by following five simple tips. 1. Spelling and
grammar count! If you’re using a word processing program such as
Microsoft Word, use the spell check and grammar check. Errors on your
resume will stick out like a sore thumb. Don’t give them an easy
excuse for putting your resume in the trash. 2. List your
accomplishments not your job duties. Unless you’ve been given a
strange and unrecognizable title in your last job, your resume should
focus on your accomplishments. This is how you will set yourself apart
from others. Use concrete data whenever possible as well. For instance
instead of saying “Increased sales in my division,” say “Increased
sales by 74% in 12 months for the southeastern division.” 3. Be careful when listing
dates. You should list dates on your resume whenever possible. At
the very least, your resume should list the years of employment for each
job. An even better choice is to list the month and year. If you have
gaps of unemployment, list any courses you took or any volunteer work
you performed to help cover the gap. 4. Don’t give personal
information. Keep your resume professional. The employer does not
need to know that you are married with three children and a dog and
enjoy knitting. If it doesn’t specifically relate to the job duties,
it does not belong on your resume. 5. Include complete contact information. You want to make it easy for an employer to get in touch with you. Be sure you provide your first and last name, complete address, phone number (with area code) and email address. You may also want to provide a cell phone number if its unlikely you will be near your home phone during normal business hours. Along this same line, be sure your voicemail on your cell phone and your answering machine at ho RELATED LINKS: You're Husband's Hunting Osama...You're Hunting A Job Find out about ways to search for a job. Also learn what you should and shouldn't say in your interview.
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