Résumés: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This article offers advice to technical writers about what to inlclude on their resumés, in order to get attention when applying for positions.
View ArticleCover Letter Writing Blues
Cover letters can mean the difference between your work being read and being tossed callously into the nearest wastebasket. Writing cover letters makes me feel stupid and small, as though I were...
View ArticleScannable Resumes
This presentation is designed to assist students in learning the various methods for crafting a technologically correct document that will be successfully translated into a potential employer's...
View ArticleResumes
This 40- to 45-minute presentation is designed to help students develop their resumes and attract the attention of prospective employers. This presentation covers methods for developing each section of...
View ArticleResume Workshop
Your Resume contains general information about building an effective resume such as overall organization, font selection, and a rationale for resumes.
View ArticleDeveloping Your Resume
This sixty-one slide presentation takes job seekers through a comprehensive interactive workshop about the drafting and desigining of their resume sections, including the contact information, the...
View ArticleAnnotated Cover Letter: Using Block Style Format
An annotated sample cover letter for applying for a tech comm position.
View ArticleEffective Scannable Resumes
The Career Center: Writing a Resume Effective Scannable Resumes section contains information that can be helpful when you are preparing to write a resume. It discusses how many companies are using OCR...
View ArticleCareer Resources: Writing a Resume
The Career Center: Writing a Resume section contains information that can be helpful when you are preparing to write a resume.
View ArticleScannable Resumes
Scannable resumes are frequently requested. They are scanned into a database and pulled up through keyword searches. Use left justification for everything and use the dreaded ALL CAPS for headings....
View ArticleThe Ideal Resume: Thorough, But User-Friendly
Smith, a former resume writer for a professional resume-writing franchise, demonstrates ways to improve the usability of resumes.
View ArticleCover Letters That Sell You
Drake discusses the three objectives of cover letters to work applications.
View ArticleTraining and Development: Guidelines for an Effective Resume and Portfolio
I recently posted a message to a popular usability discussion list to learn more about usability-oriented resumes and portfolios. I come from a technical background and my résumé lists common...
View ArticleShow Me, Don't Tell Me: Writing Resumes that Work
As a hiring manager and instructor, I've seen many resumes and taught hundreds of students on how to write an impressive resume. What I find most remarkable about resumes is when they exhibit...
View ArticleResumes: You Can't Escape
Lists ten common mistakes in resumes and ten suggestions for improvement based on his experience as a hiring manager. The article includes a sidebar on how to write effective cover letters.
View ArticleResumes -- Top 5 Problems
I regularly ask my students to submit resumes early in the semester. Here are the top 5 problems that typically cause stress for my students (and me) on resumes.
View ArticleResumes -- Presentation
Many employers look for creativity and imagination when the job calls for it. However, it is best to aim for a professional, neat, and organized look for your resume. If you are applying for a job that...
View ArticleResumes -- Content
Employers read resumes in order to find evidence that a particular applicant is well qualified for a particular job. Experience, education, training, and personal qualities relevant to the job are all...
View ArticleUsing a Résumé to Showcase Your Talents
Demonstrates how technical communicators can create achievement-based résumés that emphasize past accomplishments and future potential.
View ArticleFirst Impressions--Lasting Results
Your resume is the first sample of your writing that a manager sees. If your resume is fatally flawed, you might not get an interview. Writing a resume involvesdetermining what to emphasize to...
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