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How To Create A Power Resume

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How To Create A Power Resume. What Is A Resume ?. What Is a Resume?. A resume is a summary of your employment history and qualifications. What Is a Resume?. A marketing tool that includes information about your education, work experience, and special skills. Types of Resumes ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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How To Create A Power Resume

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What Is a Resume?

A resume is a summary of your employment history

and qualifications.

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What Is a Resume?

A marketing tool that includes information about your education, work experience,

and special skills

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Chronological Resume:

A chronological resume provides

an overview of your education and employment history

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Chronological Resume:

A chronological resume lists everything by date, most

recent first

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Functional Resume:

A functional resume focuses on your skills and contains

no dates

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Combination Resume:

A combination resume combines features of both the chronological and the

functional resume

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Combination Resume:

A combination resume enables individuals with little to no employment history to

highlight their skills

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A Good Resume Should:

Create an instant and favorable impression

of you as a potential employee.

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A Good Resume Should:

Be well organized and contain a readable layout that is visually pleasing.

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A Good Resume Should:

State your objective and position that you are applying for, i.e. Entry level part

time sale clerk position.

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A Good Resume Should:

Use action verbs, i.e. planned, instructed, prepared, NOT DID, to emphasize your

skills and qualifications.

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A Good Resume Should:

Contain statements that sell yourself to the employer, i.e. Strong interpersonal

and teamwork skills.

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A Good Resume Should:

Document your interests, hobbies, and extracurricular activities. Employers look for

outgoing and active individuals.

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A Good Resume Should:

Contain interests that relate to your career goals, not just watching television or

listening to music.

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A Good Resume Should:

Include relevant activities and honors that you could discuss with your prospective employer

or that have given you valuable experience or skills.

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A Good Resume Should:

Contain a cover letter that is written on paper that matches your resume.

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A Good Resume Should:

Be mistake free and one page in length.

Less Is More.

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Food For Thought:

You never get a second chance to make a first impression.