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Resume – Education Section

After your employment history, put your educational background on your resume. Some people place their education closer to the top of the resume – before their employment history. This is fine if you have a college or university degree. However, if you just have a high school diploma and then maybe a little bit of college or a few professional courses, it is better to put this below your employment history so that the employer can see what you have accomplished after leaving high school. Education isn’t everything, so make sure that they see your work experience. Just like your … Continue reading →

Resume – Professional Experience

Your Professional Experience is the “meat” of your resume. This is where your potential employer is going to put most of his or her focus, so it is important that you do a good job in this section. First, a few things to remember when writing out your employment history: •Include the name of each business where you worked •Include the city and state where it is located •Don’t include the address or phone number for the business (you only provide these on an application, not on a resume) •Be sure to include the dates that you worked there – … Continue reading →

Resume – Summary of Qualifications

This part of the resume comes after your objective. The Summary of Qualifications is something that many people leave off their resume, but I highly recommend that it be included. This is where you have a chance to brag about skills and qualifications that might not make it into your resume otherwise. This section of your resume should be in a bulleted list. Include at least four items, but don’t put in more than six. If the list is too long, then your prospective employer may not read it. Keep in mind that these need to be your best qualities … Continue reading →

The Resume Objective

The objective is listed as optional in a lot of resume manuals, but I disagree. The point of your resume objective is to explain what kind of position you are seeking. Especially if you are sending your resume out to a lot of different employers, it is important that it be obvious why you have sent the resume to that particular company. What better way to do that then to write your purpose directly on the resume? Some people are a little scared of writing an objective, but it isn’t very difficult. Basically, you just want to say what kind … Continue reading →

Developing an Eye Catching Resume

The important thing to remember when creating your resume is that yours will be competing with many, many others. You need to do whatever you can to make sure that yours stands out and gets noticed. Getting your resume noticed is the first step towards being called for the interview that you want. Spending extra time to make sure your resume is just right is definitely worth it. Here are some things to keep in mind when you are writing your resume: Lots of White Space Don’t feel like you have to fill in every bit of space on your … Continue reading →

Why Won’t Employers Call Me?

Almost every day, I talk to someone who tells me, “I’ve applied everywhere and no one has called me back”. When I hear this, it sometimes takes great effort not to roll my eyes. The facts are pretty straightforward on this one: If you have applied for fifteen, twenty, thirty jobs and haven’t received any responses, then there’s a 90 percent chance that you’re doing something wrong. What are those things? Here’s a list of the most likely reasons. 1. You’re Applying For The Wrong Kind Of Job. Employers are looking for people who have experience in the job that … Continue reading →