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Is Your Resume Ready?

By Kathy Thompson
Article Date: 2002-09-30

WHAT IS A RESUME? Very simply, a resume is a brief summary about you. It outlines the skills, abilities, and qualities that make you "marketable". Resumes are designed to help you "get your foot in the door," and land a job interview.

WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE RESUME? ** Effective Resumes are always typed. ** They are neat and contain no misspelled words. ** Good resumes are brief and to the point (usally no longer than one page.) ** They are also logical and well organized. ** Effective resumes are factual and informative. ** They include action verbs. ** Good resumes always have a professional appearance.

5 P's of Resume Writing

PACKAGING - How are you presenting your resume. How it looks.

POSITIONING OF INFORMATION - How is it organized. Make parts of the resume stand out, highly visible.

POWER INFORMATION - or punch. Information that matches a career designer's skills, abilities, and qualifications to the potential employer.

PERSONALITY - Resumes should have its own personality, with unique vocabulary. Words are power.

PROFESSIONALISM - It needs to be quality, the best. It should look sharp.

Make a good, lasting, and professional impression.


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