Part 3: Creating that killer résumé for yourself **FREE SAMPLE**
Here’s how to create the Holy Grail of résumés…one perfect page…for yourself.
Download the .pdf file (scroll to end of this article) and either print it out or keep it on screen for reference. The example has a list of numbers, 1 through 14, each corresponding to an arrow. This is what you need to know to make your own résumé this user-friendly.
1. This entire section is in the document Header. It helps conserve space Read more…
Part 2: Analyzing your résumé: find the good, change the bad, throw out the ugly
In the years that I reviewed and prepared résumés for people, the most common format brought to my office was what is known as the “chron” or “chronological” résumé. This basically has your name and contact information stacked at the top of the page beneath the word “resume” then shows your education history in chronological order followed by your employment history, also in chronological order and with a paragraph or more about each job. Some if these Read more…
Part 1: Get that job interview by crafting a killer résumé!
The economy is tough, jobs are scarce, and you need a new one. But every résumé you send out gets a “Thanks, but no thanks” response…if you even get response at all. It’s happening everywhere…but not to everyone. What do you want to bet that the people getting those interviews…and the jobs…have killer résumés? If you want one too, just keep reading. Read more…
