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 "Textures" Postcard "Textures" Articles "Textures" News  "Construction" Postcard "Construction" Articles "Construction" News  "Hare Krishna" Postcard "Hare Krishna" Articles "Hare Krishna" News  "Jewelers" Postcard "Jewelers" Articles "Jewelers" News  "Religion" Postcard "Religion" Articles "Religion" News  "Holiday" Postcard "Holiday" Articles "Holiday" News  "Marine" Postcard "Marine" Articles "Marine" News  "Blank" Postcard "Blank" Articles "Blank" News Resume and Cover Letter - the First Step to Landing the Job by Freddie JohnsonEmployers are constantly looking for the right people. People that will helptake their company to the next level. Are you that person? You very well maybe, but if you don't have an effective resume and cover letter, the employerwill never know. You'll lose out on the job and the company will lose out ona great employee. So what can you do?Employers spend mere seconds on resumes and cover letters when they are narrowingdown the field from those that submit resumes to those that they may consider fora job interview. They whip through a stack of resumes in no time, most going intothe reject pile and a select few going into the consider pile. So your very firstgoal in your job hunt, is to get that resume and cover letter into that considerpile! Your resume is everything your employer will know about you, condensed intoa mere moment. Sounds daunting, doesn't it? And unfair. But it's also reality.And you can use resume tips and strategies to make sure your resume is the onethey want to study further. For starters you have to understand the basics of resume writing. Your resume is your sales person in writing. It's your communication tool, designedto sell you to the employer on your ability to do the job, by first winning a jobinterview. This means that your resume is about a lot more than your work history. It needsto speak convincingly and quickly that you have all the credentials and skillsneeded to be exactly what the employer is looking for - someone who will be acomplete success in this new position or career. Your resume will contain the following information: 1) Your contact information, ie, name, address, phone number, email address, websiteaddress. 2) Your Job Objective 3) You Work History 4) Your Education History 5) Your Skills and Accomplishments 6) Affiliations 7) References Now, there are many different ways to present this information, and how best to do itcan vary based on your work history, skills, the job being applied for, etc. We'llget into these in future articles as well as at our site. About the Author |
