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(C)opyright gSOFT Co. 1992
Resume Shop 2.5.
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R E S U M E W R I T I N G H I N T S
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gSOFT Company
2 Kirkwood Avenue
Binghamton, New York
607-723-6403
"...never be a job taker be a career builder..." unknown
"...nothing is more tiresome than a job and nothing is more
fun than a career..." unknown wise-person
Questions to be answered for a successful resume (and career).
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1. What are you Personal Goals?
(Use Resume Shop Goal Planning Template)
Family
Financial
2. What are you Career Goals/Plans?
(Use Resume Shop Goal Planning Template)
What type of job are you interested in?
Do you have a plan to get there?
Do you know when you will attain your goals?
Do you have a life-time training program?
3. Where do you want work?
(Use Resume Shop Goal Planning Template)
What Country/State/City?
What size business (small/large/non-profit/profit)?
4. NETWORK...NETWORK...NETWORK
(Use Resume Shop Network Template)
Talking to friends, relatives, teachers, or anybody
may help land a lead for a job not advertised, or
posted. Not only do they help you find out about
jobs but they can also help getting hired.
The Resume
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The more you take the time to plan your career by defining goals
and strategies to reach those goals, the more successful your
job search will be and the more accurate your resume will be in
landing you a job which will be rewarding.
Resumes can only help you implement a plan to reach your
personal, financial and career goals. Resumes represent an
inventory of your work experience and education along with
a tone that reflects your personality and attitudes. The
cover letter and the job summary (on your resume), communicate
to the reader how you can help that organization meet its goals
(remember not all organizations have profits as their primary
goals).
Although Resume Shop assists in the construction of a
a resume, it also contains additional tools such as a career
planning template, a networking template, a reminder facility
and a scratch pad to capture data to assist in the employment
process.
Writing your Resume:
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As much as you can, list all the jobs you have taken no matter
whether they relate to the job your seeking. Include
volunteer work, school activities/clubs, community programs with
more traditional for pay positions. Identify you accomplishments
and highlights for each job. Determine which or theses jobs are
the most significant to the job you are applying for along with
jobs where your performance was outstanding. If you are just
starting with your first job or going though a career change,
you may want to categorize the work you have performed under
topics (example marketing, management, supervision, sales, etc.)
so that even if you have not had a marketing position you can
identify that you performed market analysis, for example, in
the Annual Community Charity Drive or management experience
though the position of Computer Club treasurer. Most people
have more experience than they think. Use the Goal Planning
template to isolate some of this hidden work experience.
From your list start writing paragraphs which explain you
experience. The paragraph should be no more than 3 or 4 short
sentences. Leave out unnecessary words, correct grammar and use
a spell check to eliminate spelling errors.
Once you have 5 to 10 work experience paragraphs, test market
them to friends, family and people currently working in the
career of your choice. By test marketing them before you submit
them to an employer, you can fine tune them and select the most
effective. Most people, even if they do no have experience in
your profession can read a paragraph and determine if it makes
sense or not. Remember the first people to view your resume may
be individuals from the recruiting/personnel staff who have no
knowledge of the experience necessary for the job you are
applying for. If your resume is clearly organized and
understandable, these people can be your best allies.
Be careful no to brag or overstate your experience. This will
always cause trouble either in the resume screening process or
the interview. Be honest when you state you experience and
highlight the accomplishments which you can clearly discuss and
elaborate on in an interview.
Wordsmithing
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Wordsmithing is a term which has come to mean the final proof of
a document for absolute, concise, clear meaning. It is
something that comes easier for some than others. It is always
best to have someone else read your resume for grammar and
clarity (preferably one who has a good reputation for writing).
Resume Shop can not (and will not) control the wordsmithing
since your resume is an extension of your attitudes and
personally. The resume has to be you. Wordsmithing puts the
final polish on the resume to insure that the message you are
communicating is interpreted the way you desired.
Packaging Your Resume:
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Most effective resumes are one page long (there are various
options on this but most resumes are lost in processing if
the message can not be communicated quickly and efficiently)
and have a cover letter. It is sometimes relevant to include
an additional sheet of paper that summarizes catalogues of skills
including the experience level and years of experience. I have
found this very helpful in applying for computer industry jobs.
An example of a additional sheet of relevant information would
be:
(1 - Highest) highest)
Computer Programming Years Level
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COBOL (Batch Applications) 5 1
COBOL (On-Line w/ CICS) 3 3
Even if you do not know about computers, I think you can
appreciate how this might be helpful for the individual doing
the technical screening of applicants.
Resume Shop also provides the ability to build an on-line resume
which may enable your resume to stand out even more. The
on-line resume (RESVIEW - Resume Viewer) provides all the
information the resume provides. It does not provide a cover
letter or additional data page. A word of warning... make sure
the personal reviewing your resume has a personal computer,
likes using it and knows how to use it or you make receive the
brunt of "computerphobia".
NETWORK...NETWORK...NETWORK
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If obvious that this area can not be emphasized to much.
friends, acquaintances and family are the best way of getting
a job. They can provide information on what jobs are available,
what skills are in demand, what may be important when
negotiating salary demands, or breaking though to a key decision
maker on the job you "just gotta have". Use the network
template that comes with the tools to list important contacts.
Use the reminder to make sure that you follow up on important
leads.
Don't Give Up!
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Resumes are submitted by the thousands daily. For large
successful Companies the number of resumes submitted is
staggering. Getting recognized in a resume towards a job which
is currently unavailable takes a great amount of patience and
planning. It may take several years to reach your goals but a
plan and a program of life-time training will prepare you for
that job when there is an opening. You are ALWAYS better off
with a plan than without one. Your goals (career/personal/etc.)
do not have to be microscopic in detail but a list of general
items that you feel are very important to you and a list of
strategies that may work to get you there.
Good Luck....................
Register or send a letter to gSOFT Co. for other tools to
help secure, sustain or change your career
gSOFT Co. "Career Survival Tools for the nineties..."
(C)opyright gSOFT Co. 1992