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Resumes and Cover Letters Uncovered:The dos and the don’ts |
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Resume is a document that speak s for you. This is your first tool to market yourself. The main objective is to get yourself short listed for an interview. A user-friendly checklist of dos and don'ts in a resume has been outlined in this chapter.
Cover letters help create the first impression about you. Both your cover letter and resume together determine whether you get an interview call or not.
Resumes and cover letters should be tailored to a specific job. Sending your resume and cover letter via the Internet calls for e-mail etiquettes. If you do not follow them, your document may not be opened, or may end up as garbled text and will be deleted. It is in your own interest that you should respect the e-mail criteria.
Organizations prefer that you organize all your information in clear-cut sections and highlight keywords that adhere to the job you have applied for. This method will ensure that your resume is crisp and appealing. Seek help of professionals to create an interesting resume and exploit the resources available on the Internet. |
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Resume serves to highlight your suitability for a job opening in your absence.
Although a Curriculum Vita is more elaborate than a resume, both are used interchangeably.
However, a career portfolio is more specialized and can contain multimedia files
A compelling resume should contain vital clues about your personality in terms of career objectives, summary, work history, and academic achievements.
Resumes should ideally be two pages, well written, and without errors of any kind.
The size, format, presentation, content, authenticity of information, language usage, etc. are to be checked before finalizing the resume
Do not include references in your resume unless specif ically asked for.
Salary history must be provided only if required.
Sample resumes indicate what to include and what not to; Bad resumes reflect errors, poor presentation, disorganized data, etc whereas good resumes, are clearly formatted, easy to read, and cogent.
Cover letter should not be more than a page, should be neatly written, and summarize your capabilities in few sentences.
You need to have both a print and electronic version of your resume |
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