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Great Resumes
Get Great Jobs!
Great resumes
entice hiring managers and make you stand out
from the crowd. A great resume should include a
summary of your qualifications and skills,
chronological work experience, professional
affiliations, and education criteria. Employers
want to know what you can do for them. Every bit
of information on your resume must be truthful.
Any discrepancies that arise during the
interview or reference-checking stage can result
in your termination.
Hiring managers
are overloaded with resumes every time they
place an ad for a particular position. Your
resume should highlight your work experience.
Make it easy to read and not more than two
pages.
When you have
your resume finished, create a professional
marketing campaign. Contact recruiters in the
geographic regions you’re job searching in.
Don't hesitate to call the multiple employers in
your area to see if they are hiring. You may
even want to have a professional resume service
create your resume for you.
You can also
post your resume to an online job board like
Monster.com, Headhunter.net, or KYjobline.com. By
posting your resume on a resume database, you’ll
significantly increase the number of people
who’ll see it throughout the United States and
abroad.
When searching
electronically, companies look for key words on
resumes to locate candidates who match a
positions qualifications. If an employer is
using resume sorting software that is programmed
to search for the word "marketing" in a resume
database, you need to make sure the word
"marketing" is in your resume or you won’t match
up.
Thanks to
Internet service companies that distribute your
resume for you, you can avoid making hundreds of
photocopies and buying many dollars worth of
stamps. These companies transmit your document
electronically to employers, recruiters and
online resume databases. They eliminate such
tasks as addressing envelopes and get your
resume into circulation for less than you’d
spend on regular mail.
Whether you
write your resume yourself or seek help from the
pros, make sure this key document accurately
reflects all you have to offer. By following
these guidelines you will increase your chances
of landing the job you want!
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