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Do's and Don'ts for Resumes

Keep it simple and easy to read. Do not overuse bold or italic lettering. When sending via e-mail, remember everyone may not have the same equipment/programs that you do.

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Resume Guide

The guide contained here is intended to help you on your quest to create a good, usable resume. I don't promise you that you will get a job after following my advice, but it will get you a lot closer...

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The Why You Need an Up-to-Date Resume

Provide your boss and the personnel department with a copy of your resume each time you update it. They will be interested to learn about any educational or training programs you've completed, changes...

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Towards the Ideal Résumé

The résumé is the key to landing a job initially, and then to advancing in the profession. So, let's consider the elements that go towards composing the ideal résumé.

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Your Resume

I did a presentation recently at a local college, and the students had a lot of questions about resumes and cover letters. Below are some helpful tips.

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Which Resume Format Is For You?

How do you know which resume format is right for you? Using the right kind of resume is important--whether you are wanting to emphasize specific aspects or deemphasize them.

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Top Ten Resume Mistakes

Most resumes circulating in cyberspace and on paper are terrible and actually do more harm than good for the prospective job seeker. How can you avoid resume mistakes?

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Seven Steps to Persuasive Cover Letters

Almost all technical writing benefits from the technique of persuasion. Grants and proposals must have persuasive elements to be effective; operating instructions should convince customers that they...

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Writing a Winning Cover Letter

Your curriculum vitae cover letter is both an introduction and a sales pitch. It should show what sets this individual apart from all others, advises Professor Jeffrey Stansbury, chair of the faculty...

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What Is a Resumé Hole and How Do I Fill It?

Usually, a resumé will show a chronology of a professional career that is almost continuous. But what if the unexpected happens, and you are left with a "resumé hole"? A resumé hole is a large period...

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Tooling Up: Résumé Rocket Science 2007

I may sound unorthodox when I say that you really don’t need to be all that concerned about writing the perfect CV or résumé. If you are interested in an industry job, you want your CV to open doors as...

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Tips for a Successful CV

Curriculum vitae (CVs) tell the stories of the professional lives of university scientists, documenting their careers and showcasing their accomplishments. A well-crafted CV can help a job applicant...

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A Resume Makeover

Many people start on their resume by worrying about fonts and spacing. Unless you get the wording down perfectly first, you will only be creating more work for yourself.

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Notes From a Recruiter's Diary: A Plethora of CVs

Competition is tight and readers are right to be concerned. But the numbers sound scarier than they really are.

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How to Write a Winning Résumé

Writing a bad résumé is easy. Writing a good résumé is hard. It will take time and many drafts. Because research scientists are often targeting several very different career paths simultaneously, it is...

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How to Craft a Winning Résumé

It's your main marketing tool -- and a sink for potentially endless tweaking and anxiety. Here's some advice from our experts on how to put together that all-important résumé/CV (and its frequent...

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From an Employer's Wish-List to Your CV

In this column I'll give you my strategy for preparing a CV and point you towards useful resources, but first of all let me assume that you are planning to start your career within the UK job market....

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CVs That Open Industry Doors

Resume and CV writing is a huge subject, and thousands of books have been written about it. My goal in this column is to give you a brief refresher on some of the most common concerns that you may have...

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CVs for Postdocs Leaving Academia

How do I present my academic experience and background in a way which won't turn employers off? I've found lots of example CVs on the Web, but none that shows how to promote postdocing to the "outside...

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The Cover Letter: Door Opener Par Excellence

Although we are allowed to put more into a cover letter than can appear on a magazine cover, the challenge is still to keep it succinct. In fact, writing something that is powerful and yet short is the...

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Are You Job Hunting or Job Fishing?

Landing the best jobs, like snagging the best fish, takes hard work and patience.

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The Covering Letter

How to write a cover letter.

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Creating The Perfect Portfolio

At its core, building an online portfolio is much the same as any other design brief—the only difference is that you are your own client. So as with any design brief, it’s best to begin by asking...

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Does the Typeface of a Resume Impact Our Perception of the Applicant?

Resumes play an important role when applying for a job. Unfortunately, many applicants focus only on the content of the resume and not the appearance. The typeface chosen to display the resume not only...

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Communicating Your Value as a Technical Communicator

A resume tells a prospective employer what you have done and how your experience makes you the best candidate for an open position. A marketing plan, on the other hand, guides you in selecting the best...

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What Doc Managers Look for in a Résumé?

Most hiring managers, and I am no exception, take a couple of passes when reviewing résumés. The first pass eliminates people who are clearly not what I am looking for. I try to answer two questions:...

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Résumé Design

So you’ve labored with sweat and tears writing your résumé, and now you’re all set to turn it into a magnificently designed creation. Unfortunately, with the freedom of modern computers and fancy...

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Six Ways to Ruin Your Résumé

If you avoid these all-too-common mistakes that can be found in résumés for all kinds of IT positions, you'll boost your chance of landing the job.

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Seven Mistakes To Avoid On Your Next Job Application

Whether you are a web designer or a copy writer, if you’re going to freelance, you need to learn how to look your best on a job application.Having worked on both sides of job applications, I’ve seen...

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The Multimedia Résumé

Ryan Dougherty made a video résumé and decided whenever he applied for a job online that he would upload a cover letter with a link to the video instead of a standard resume. Bingo! Not only did...

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Resume Power Tip: Think Technical Writing

The most effective and powerful resumes provide analytical, precise detail about your background and achievements. In fact, resume writing has a strong correlation to technical writing in that both...

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Writing for the Robot: How Employer Search Tools Have Influenced Résumé...

To date, business communication scholars and textbook writers have encouraged résumé rhetoric that accommodates technology, for example, recommending keyword-enhancing techniques to attract the...

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Employer Preferences for Résumés and Cover Letters

This article reports the results of a survey of employers' preferences for résumé style, résumé delivery method, and cover letters. Employers still widely prefer the standard chronological résumé, with...

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The Rhetorical Situations of Web Résumés

This article questions how professional communication genres already well established in print form have been changing as they are transplanted into digital media like the Web. Whereas some...

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Rethinking Job References: a Networking Challenge

Can job references play an active role in shaping your career plans? Would you consider your references as part of your personal and professional network? Although most professionals may respond with a...

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The Twenty Most Common LinkedIn Mistakes

You probably know by now that LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool for personal branding and executive job search. In case you don’t, get busy immediately building your branded profile, connecting...

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Resume - Do’s And Don’ts

A resume should be laid out in a simple and attractive manner. It should present the relevant information in clear and concise language. This definitely gives you the edge over those candidates who...

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Violating Prescriptive Stereotypes on Job Resumes: A Self-Presentational...

The authors investigate the earliest stage of the job-screening process—the resume, which represents an applicant’s initial self-presentation efforts, and examine whether women are evaluated more...

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The Ideal Technical Communications Resume

Wondering how to improve your chances of getting that ideal next (or first) job as a technical communicator? This article explains some of our views on one of the most important elements of your job...

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How To Create A Great Web Design CV and Résumé?

The economy is bad. No one’s job is really 100% safe, so it’s time we all bucked up and got our recession bags packed (just in case!). Your portfolio is already gorgeous, but have you created a...

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Resume Secrets That Might Surprise You

Molisani gives 10 secrets about your resume and its potential audience to help you target it better and get more interviews.

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My Quantum-Mechanical Resume

Are all of your personal user guides and other documentation organized into nice, neat little piles that you can easily access? Are all your computer files organized into logical folders? Do you back...

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Really Ugly Résumés

Sometimes, just for fun I walk over to HR and have a peek at the résumés people send in. Let me tell you it ain’t pretty. There’s a huge shift in advertising today. Smart brands know that they have to...

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Twelve Things You Should Never Do When Applying For A Job

Peter S. Herzog, author of "How To Prolong Your Job Search: A Humorous Guide to the Pitfalls of Resume Writing," tells us:"Design your personal profile with the mindset that the people reading it are...

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Eleven Things You Should Never Put On Your Resume

"Somewhere between 95 to 99% of resumes have stuff that shouldn't be on there," Eli Amdur, senior coach and adviser from the Amdur Coaching and Advisory Group, told us. "The general rule is if you put...

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Five Insider Secrets for Beating Applicant Tracking Systems

Error-prone applicant tracking systems kill 75 percent of job seekers' chances of landing an interview as soon as they submit their resumes, despite how qualified they may be. Job seekers' only hope...

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The Ultimate No-Nonsense Step By Step Guide To The Job Search Process

We‟re never taught how to go about finding a new job; rather we‟re expected to just know. One day we wake up and decide to change jobs - or events out of our control make the decision for us. We then...

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Tooling Up: How to Swim With Sharks

Third-party job-search support companies—with resume writers to help you polish your CV and headhunters promising to introduce you to hiring managers—seem to be everywhere in this gloomy job market....

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Give Your Résumé a Face Lift

Even if you can’t hire a fancy designer and are stuck with Microsoft Word, a few tweaks can turn your blasé résumé into an elegant and functional showpiece.

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Free Resume Templates: 275 Professional Samples in Word

This page offers job seekers a comprehensive guide on developing professional resume, as well as 275 free resume samples / templates in different categories.

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