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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Get That Job Using These Resume Writing Tips

Jobs will require a resume. Whether they make a huge difference or not is debated, but some employers still want a quality resume as that is how they were taught how to hire people. It is important for you to write a quality resume for the job. There are a couple overlooked tips that might help you have better chances at being hired.


First of all, write the resume for the job. This means that if the job involves certain skills edit your resume to focus on your experience with those skills. If it's filing work, put all your filing work on that resume or things related to file work. This is so that on your one page resume it will be noticed that you can do that kind of work. This means your resume won't be the exact same for each job you apply for.

Focus on skills especially if you haven't had much experience. The employer wants someone who can do the job. Typically experience says that you have done it so you can do it. Focus on talking about your skills to show that you could indeed do that type of work. Even if it's a somewhat related skill for that job include it in the resume.

Change your email address for this resume. You don't have to get rid of your personal email address you have used for years, but put a professional looking on the resume. There are too many times that the resume looks nice but the name in the email is kind of a trashy. Make a new professional address to stand out over the other pointless email addresses.






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