Resume Tips

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• There Is No Such Thing as a "General Resume."

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Alice Hanson writes in an article in the Crossroads Jobseeker news by Net-Temps: “To target your resume, you need to practice. Write a separate chronological or combo-style resume for each job title you seek (private-sector recruiters heavily prefer these formats). If you don’t know what you want to do next, write ...
  1 day ago

• Tell Employers What They Really Want to Know

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  In an article in the Gladiator newsletter, Steven Provenzano suggests that job-seekers “pre-digest” their information. “Employers may have a stack of resumes on their desk and a job to fill, right now, Provenzano writes. “They’ll have some key requirements that candidates must meet before they’ll consider ...
  3 days ago

• Podcast: Translating military experience into a civilian job

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 690
  Filed under: Career , Recession In this weeks "Your Job Will Come" podcast, Aaron Crowe talks with Wendy Enelow about how to turn military experience into a civilian job. Enelow is the co-author of the second edition of Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions. Former military members have many ...
  4 days ago

• Three Great Resume Tips

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Cynthia Shapiro, career coach and author, offers three excellent resume tips: 1) Be Bold: Think of your resume as a one-page billboard. Lots of white space, bold bullet points, and get rid of that vague objective. Quantify your accomplishments with numbers where you can. 2) Be the perfect fit: Mirror the ad’s ...
  5 days ago

• Good resume is all important when looking for a job

  
  Announced Articles & Press Releases — Authority: 153
  When searching for a job it is important that you have a resume that is up to date and that can help you get a foot in the door at the employer. It is also imperative that your resume is easy to read, with a nice structure. Simple mistakes are common, and I have listed [...]
  6 days ago

• 5 bedrock rules for starting your job search

  
  Cube Rules — Authority: 122
  How often have you seen a coworker get laid off — and not ready for everything that follows? They know they must start a new job search but they have not prepared at all for the work necessary to conduct one. Then we compare our situation to theirs and marvel at our luck at not getting laid off — because we were ...
  6 days ago

• Resume of More than One Page Often Needed

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Workers shouldn’t view their resume as just a one-page history of their education and work experience. One recruiting manager says the best resumes are well-crafted advertisements for a worker’s accomplishments and abilities — and that often means a longer resume.
  1 week ago

• A Handy Acronym for Important Resume Points

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Want to remember some of the most important points in resume preparation? Here’s a handy acronym we came up with: FAKTSA. F is for Focus. Your resume must be sharply focused on what type of position you seek and how you can contribute. A is Appearance. A resume’s attractive, eye-catching appearance beats a dull ...
  1 week ago

• Use transferable job skills for your job search

  
  Cube Rules — Authority: 122
  When people know I write about jobs and careers on the web, it is natural to get asked at social events about all things job related. So when a friend sat down and started talking about his job search, I knew I needed to listen carefully because he was — just like you — looking for answers to a vexing job search ...
  1 week ago

• Resumania Tips for a Winning Resume

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Accountemps Chairman Max Messmer, who writes Resumania, a weekly column for Scripps Howard News Service, offers the following suggestions for creating a winning resume: Tailor your resume to each opportunity. A one-size-fits-all approach tells employers you have not taken the time to research their company. Move ...
  2 weeks ago

• Should I Put a Job Objective on My Resume?

  
  Susan Ireland's Job Lounge — Authority: 111
  In Lets Talk Resumes (my Discussion in the LinkedIn Jobs Group) a job seeker asked, "Should I put a job objective on my resume?" Heres my answer: Your resume is a marketing piece with the objective of getting you a job -- not just any job, but a job you want . Heres the real question : How do you communicate ...
  2 weeks ago

• Some Resume Pet Peeves

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Here are some of employers’ pet resume peeves, according to Sharon Gould Afforde, business-development manager for Manpower International: Spelling errors Small fonts No dates Pointless objective Third-person voice Letters of reference Long sentences Long resumes Fancy formatting Pictures and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Use Distinctive File Name When Sending Resume via E-mail

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  When sending your resume as an e-mail attachment, don’t give your resume the file name “resume,” advises Jobseeker News. “Recruiters get 100s of resumes a day, so if you name your resume attachment “resume.doc” or “myresume.” the recruiter’s computer will automatically assign your resume in numerical ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dealing with an Employment Gap on Your Resume

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  When we think of The Gap, we all think of the clothing store with the super skinny models and cute ads, right? Well, in the wonderful world of resume writing and job searches, a gap in employment is a totally different ball game. In fact, it’s one of the things that causes the most stress and fear in the hearts and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Video: “The Opposite Might Also Be True”

  
  Career Opportunities — Authority: 114
  Derek Sivers presents this excellent short video on opposites, using Japanese and American concepts of addresses as a starting point. (3 min) From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite.com Video: ...
  3 weeks ago

• 42 Job Search Quotes for Twitter

  
  Susan Ireland's Job Lounge — Authority: 111
  Youre on Twitter . You want to attract recruiters, employment agencies, fellow job seekers, and other career-minded professionals to join your Twitter network. One way to do that is to use job search related quotes in your tweets. Tweeting quotes is a great way to add value to your Twitter network because people ...
  3 weeks ago

• Critique Your Own Resume

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  While it is always a good idea to get numerous people — career professionals, former bosses and colleagues, mentors, and the like — to review and evaluate your resume, you might want to first consider reviewing and critiquing your resume using the simple table presented in one of our articles. The most important ...
  3 weeks ago

• Demystifying Resume Formats

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Chronological. Functional. Chrono-Functional. Hybrid. Combination. Print. Formatted. RTF. Electronic. Text. Scannable. PDF. Web-based. All of these are terms that are tossed around when people talk about resume formats. How is a job-seeker supposed to know the best resume format in any given situation? Do you need ...
  3 weeks ago

• Resume Preparation Services May Be Tax Deductible

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  It’s worthwhile to note for next year’s taxes that resume preparation is tax-deductible for many job-seekers. You must be looking for a job within the same field as previously employed. It can be a different job, but it must be within the same field. College grads seeking their first job cannot deduct resume ...
  3 weeks ago

• Keep Your Resume Updated

  
  Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog — Authority: 529
  Despite today’s uncertain job market, many managers do not maintain an updated resume, a survey shows. Executives polled said they believe only half (50 percent) of managers would be ready to send out application materials if they were to unexpectedly lose their jobs. The survey was developed by Accountemps, a ...
  4 weeks ago

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