-Important to know when looking for a job: The easiest way for you to find a job, help wanted advertisements, is the least preferred way for company's to find employees.
- Most preferred: Someone inside the organization
- Least preferred: Solicit resumes through advertising
- Because of newer technologies of today, easy to stay in touch with whats happening in the business world.
- Look beyond a company's communication materials. Look at other firms in the industry to see what they think about the company.
- Start networking early, classmates and friends can be some of the best business contacts.
-Be a contributer to the networking process.
-Look at your college's placement office as they can be some of the best resources.
-By viewing your resume as a business message, its easier to decide what should be written in it.
About.com gives us some tips for writing resumes:
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/resumes/Writing_Resumes.htm
- Most preferred: Someone inside the organization
- Least preferred: Solicit resumes through advertising
- Because of newer technologies of today, easy to stay in touch with whats happening in the business world.
- Look beyond a company's communication materials. Look at other firms in the industry to see what they think about the company.
- Start networking early, classmates and friends can be some of the best business contacts.
-Be a contributer to the networking process.
-Look at your college's placement office as they can be some of the best resources.
-By viewing your resume as a business message, its easier to decide what should be written in it.
About.com gives us some tips for writing resumes:
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/resumes/Writing_Resumes.htm
-Key to resumeorganization: connect your personal strengths with the qualities the employer is looking for.
-Weakness to employers: frequent job changes and gaps in work history---> be prepared to explain.
- Chronological resume: most commonly used, but may not be right for a particular stage in your career.
- Functional resume: used by people with little employment history or gaps in their history, employers may use this approach as hiding a weakness.
- Combination resume: highlights your skills and provides a timeline history of your employment.
- make information clear and compelling, this may be the only information your employer has about you.
The Ivy League addministration published a website that documents all of the differences in ways to organize your resume:
-Weakness to employers: frequent job changes and gaps in work history---> be prepared to explain.
- Chronological resume: most commonly used, but may not be right for a particular stage in your career.
- Functional resume: used by people with little employment history or gaps in their history, employers may use this approach as hiding a weakness.
- Combination resume: highlights your skills and provides a timeline history of your employment.
- make information clear and compelling, this may be the only information your employer has about you.
The Ivy League addministration published a website that documents all of the differences in ways to organize your resume:
- Be honest and keep your integrity, do not just reply on your resume.
- Make your qualities apparent to the potential employer, they will not search through to find you among many applicants.
- a resume should tell your story and give employers a layout of who you are as an employee.
- use short phrases using strong verbs and nouns.
- Provide complete and accurate information
- Get a professional sounding email for better business purposes.
- Objective should be phrased to meet the employers needs and not your own.
-Qualifications give a quick view of how you can be valuable to employees
- Education may be your stronges selling point, present carefully
- Relate past expierence to the current position you are applying too.
- qualify your accomplishments in quantity: scores and numeric increases
- Indicate special skills and qualities that are personal, but make sure they are relevant
- Do not add personal data unless there is a reason to.
- have a list of references
- Avoid common errors, it will get your resume looked over
- keep your design simple, clean, and effective
- Start with a traditional print, with a clean classy look.
- Use a powerpoint to supplement, but realize your employer may not use them.
- Create a scannable resume, as it can be easier for employers.
- a plain test version is a computer file with no formatting. Verify what is needed and make sure your word processing program is compatible.
- Think about privacy and security when posting your resume online.
- proofread thoroughlt and ask other to as well, it improves your chances when employers are reading.
- Pay close attention to the specific wishes of each employer.
- Spend time looking at the best way to post your resume.
- Make your qualities apparent to the potential employer, they will not search through to find you among many applicants.
- a resume should tell your story and give employers a layout of who you are as an employee.
- use short phrases using strong verbs and nouns.
- Provide complete and accurate information
- Get a professional sounding email for better business purposes.
- Objective should be phrased to meet the employers needs and not your own.
-Qualifications give a quick view of how you can be valuable to employees
- Education may be your stronges selling point, present carefully
- Relate past expierence to the current position you are applying too.
- qualify your accomplishments in quantity: scores and numeric increases
- Indicate special skills and qualities that are personal, but make sure they are relevant
- Do not add personal data unless there is a reason to.
- have a list of references
- Avoid common errors, it will get your resume looked over
- keep your design simple, clean, and effective
- Start with a traditional print, with a clean classy look.
- Use a powerpoint to supplement, but realize your employer may not use them.
- Create a scannable resume, as it can be easier for employers.
- a plain test version is a computer file with no formatting. Verify what is needed and make sure your word processing program is compatible.
- Think about privacy and security when posting your resume online.
- proofread thoroughlt and ask other to as well, it improves your chances when employers are reading.
- Pay close attention to the specific wishes of each employer.
- Spend time looking at the best way to post your resume.
Here are some helpful examples for resumes and cover letters:
I found this link very helpful when it came to look at resumes and cover letters:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/a/resumecenter.htm
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