Resume Writing Tips

Administrative Assistant Resume

Administrative Assistant Resume – what you should know photo credit: Women_in_Uniform When applying for a job as an administrative assistant an important part of the resume process is the functional, skill based one.  A successful admin assistant possesses a wide range of skills, from computer capabilities, organizational functions and the... [Read more of this review]

“Functional Resume” writing tips

There are several types of resumes that project skills, experience and educational background. Chronological resumes work best for people who have enjoyed a tight professional scope of employment. Curriculum Vitae are often used by job seekers in the legal and educational fields. Biographical resumes generally produce a complete chronology of accomplishments... [Read more of this review]

Technical Resume Writing Tips

The best of the technical resume writing tips that can be given to a job seeker is to understand what function a technical resume performs, and how this function differs from the role typically assigned to a regular resume. A technical resume is designed to highlight the skills of a person in a technical field. These technical fields include computer... [Read more of this review]

Writing A Resume

Certainly the hardest part of writing a résumé is getting started. The easiest way to begin writing a résumé is to look first at your list of skills, rather than prior employment duties and responsibilities Create a list that looks something similar to this: excellent communicator arrives on time ability to manage many different projects proficient... [Read more of this review]

How to get the interview

The research shows that only 1 in 200 potentials get an interview by the employer.  The research also tells us to write your resume so that it can be quickly scanned, too.    Ten to 20 seconds the whole time is you have to convince a potential employer about it, read it. This means that the decision to interview a candidate is usually on a first... [Read more of this review]

Top-5 Lists

There is a huge trend in online resume sites to have Top-5, Best-46, Killer-10 and other such lists, they’re often freshly-graduated HR students trying to sound as if they know what they’re talking about. Because it is ultimately a human that reads your resume it is hard to say whether “references available upon request” should... [Read more of this review]

Resume Formatting (4 Varieties)

There are four main types of résumés out there. The first is the chronological résumé which consists of listing work experience in chronological order with specific job duties and is useful for those with substantial work experience in the same field and those without gaps in their employment history. The second main type of resume is the functional... [Read more of this review]

Resume Objective Tips – Do You Know What Your Objective Is?

Have you been searching around the Internet looking for some résumé objective tips?  The question most people have about writing a résumé is what do I write for my objective?  The objective is a short beginning statement that is included in some résumés that illustrates what it is you exactly intend to do in the position.  Do you intend to... [Read more of this review]

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