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Free Tips:
HOW TO WRITE THAT "DOOR-OPENING"
RESUME
AND EFFECTIVE COMPANION COVERING LETTER
by David N. Klot, President, Professional
Resumes, Inc.
In today's highly competitive marketplace, your resume and
covering letter are probably the most important elements
in the job search process. Unfortunately, the resume is also
the great
"disqualifier." By reviewing your resume, a potential
employer can summarily eliminate you from consideration.
It would be ideal if you could make an appointment with
a potiential employer without a resume. Unfortunately, those
times are long since gone. So, it is essential that the
resume be prepared thoughtfully, carefully and with a view
toward "getting
the interview."
Writing effective, "door-opening"resumes and covering
letters can require a larger effort than it initially appears.
Companies receive thousands of resume weekly, and during
periods of economic downturn, many more. The following is
a brief guideline on how to construct an effective resume
and covering letter, what to say, what not to say and how
to stand a better chance of having it read.
Getting your resume read has become more difficult
because it is often read by computers. Large, medium-sized
and increasingly, small organizations are employing an "applicant
tracking system" strategy of pre-qualifying resumes.
This technique selects key words and phrases and enables the
hiring company to eliminate more unqualified candidates. It
is a highly selective system that will eliminate your resume
before it is read unless it is formatted properly and contains
the relevant structure.
An important element to remember is that a resume is
not the interview, but merely a means to the interview. A
common error in resume preparation is trying to say it all
in the resume. This usually results in an uninteresting,
wordy document that probably says too much. By putting it
all in writing, you are not giving the employer good reason
to want to see you. The resume should be constructed so
that the employer's interest is aroused and you become a
candidate for the interview.
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