| Introduction
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| We are all familiar with the process of
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| | -Use Times, Futura, or Optima fonts
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| looking for a job, contacting the
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| | -Do not use decorative fonts
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| business of interest, interviewing, and
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| | -Use a font size ranging from 11-14
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| finally getting hired or starting the
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| | points
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| process over. Your resume is your ticket
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| | -Do not exceed 65 characters per line
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| to visiting each prospective employer and
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| | -Use all caps for major headings (no
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| will grant you an approval or rejection.
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| | bold, italics, or underlining)
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| The resume is an integral part of the
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| | -No bullets or lines
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| process because it reflects heavily upon
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| | -Left justify the text
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| you; essentially it speaks volumes on
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| | -No multiple columns
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| your efficiency and performance.
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| | Content
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| There was a time when aspiring employees
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| | Content is to be comparable to a
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| would mail, fax, or personally deliver
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| | traditional resume with the exception of
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| their resume. Then, web sites were
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| | using more keywords or phrases that may
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| created that allowed those looking for a
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| | be used by employers seeking out
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| job to post their resume so employers
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| | employees. Have your resume include the
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| could locate them. Today, organizations
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| | following:
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| use document scanning technology to align
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| | -Industry or job-specific keywords
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| applicants with job opportunities.
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| | -Note skills or certifications according
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| The content is much like it always has
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| | to industry standards
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| been: a summary of qualifications and
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| | -Add a 'key skills' or 'summary of
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| work experience. The resume is logged
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| | accomplishments' section in order to
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| according to keywords and phrases that
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| | augment the number of times keywords and
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| describe the applicant's skills and
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| | phrases are used
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| desired position.
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| | -Think in terms of the employer. What
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| Follow appropriate format and content
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| | words or phrases would they use in their
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| tips provided below in orchestrating your
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| | search? Make sure to contain them in your
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| scanned resume:
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| | resume.
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| Format
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| | If there are particular employers of
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| -Use white 8 ½ X 11 paper
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| | interest, look at their literature or
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| -Provide a laser-printed original
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| | website and focus on what jargon they use
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| -Do not use dot-matrix or low-quality
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| | or how they describe job openings and use
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| photocopies
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| | the same terms in your resume.
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