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  1.                       ADD/UPDATE PERSONAL HISTORY                          |
  2.                                                                            |
  3.  Use this option to enter a new personal history or update an existing     |
  4. history.  Re$ume! generates the finished resumes from the data entered     |
  5. here.  The topics available are:                                           |
  6.                                                                            |
  7.                      * Demographics                                        |
  8.                      * Education and Training                              |
  9.                      * Current and Past Work Experience                    |
  10.                      * Civic and Professional Activities                   |
  11.                      * Publications, Presentations, and Licenses           |
  12.                                                                            |
  13.                                                                            |
  14.   - There are fifteen sections available                                   |
  15.   - Complete only the sections that are applicable                         |
  16.   - Enter your skills into the catalog before you begin                    |
  17.   - Use the END key to display the next set of options when you complete   |
  18.      entry on a given screen                                               |
  19.                                                                            |
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  22.                        END THE PRESENT POSITION                            |
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  28.   Use this option to change a present position work experience into a past |
  29. work experience.  This handy feature updates the entire file when you enter|
  30. the termination date. (use two digits for both the month and the year      |
  31. please)                                                                    |
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  33.   If you have completed all available work experience screens, this option |
  34. shifts you last past position to an Additional past position.              |
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  42.                 PRINT THE ENTIRE PERSONAL HISTORY                          |
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  44.   This option prints your entire personal history without interruption!    |
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  46. Be sure you have correctly hooked up your printer, have it loaded with     |
  47. enough paper to accomplish this task, and that it is ON LINE.              |
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  49.   This function prints out your history in the same format that appears    |
  50. on the data entry screens.  When printed out, your personal history        |
  51. becomes an excellent record of your Academic and Work experience history.  |
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  53.   You should find this printout invaluable when filling out job            |
  54. application forms.                                                         |
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  63.                       Q U I T                                              |
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  65.    This option                                                             |
  66.          returns you                                                       |
  67.              to the main                                                   |
  68.                                                                            |
  69.                    R e $ u m e !   menu                                    |
  70.                                                                            |
  71.                        where you may                                       |
  72.                             proceed on to                                  |
  73.                                print your resume,                          |
  74.                                      work with skill catalog,              |
  75.                                           or view  a sample                |
  76.                                      personal history                      |
  77.                                 to get ideas.                              |
  78.                                                                            |
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  83.                        HOW TO GET HELP                                     |
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  89.   You see "F1 for Help" in the lower right hand corner of the screen       |
  90. whenever help is available.  Help displays a brief explanation of the      |
  91. option highlighted or a sample entry.                                      |
  92.                                                                            |
  93.   Help provides answers to most questions.  More in-depth explanations are |
  94. covered in your User's Guide.                                              |
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  103. - Specify ENTIRE PERSONAL HISTORY or a specific section by moving the      |
  104.   lightbar with the directional arrows.  Then press RETURN to select the   |
  105.   highlighted option. (You may not select by the first letter)             |
  106.                                                                            |
  107. - If you are near the top of the list use the up directional arrow to      |
  108.   quickly loop around to the bottom.                                       |
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  110. - ENTIRE PERSONAL HISTORY lets you scroll through every section or exit at |
  111.   at any point.                                                            |
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  113. - If you select a particular section, you may ONLY go to that section.     |
  114.   Use this method to update a single section.  Update multiple areas by    |
  115.   scrolling through the entire file.                                       |
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  117. - Many sections provide additional screens for more input IF the first     |
  118.   screen is completely filled.                                             |
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  120. - Help screens for each section display instructions and sample entries.   |
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  125. Save:  Instructs the system to save and store the changes just made to the |
  126.        personal history file.                                              |
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  128. Make more changes:  Allows you to go back into the same personal history   |
  129.        to correct any errors you may have made, or add any information you |
  130.        may have ommitted.                                                  |
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  132. Abondon the changes:  Instructs the system to disreguard the changes you   |
  133.        you just made, returning the file to the state it was in before you |
  134.        modified it.                                                        |
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