| 1. Be CompleteMake sure that your resume
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| | customer acquisition process.Now, if I
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| includes EVERYTHING your prospective
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| | needed to make a decision on which of
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| employer would need to know to be able to
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| | these resumes would be worthy of an
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| offer you an interview.It is NOT unheard
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| | interview, guess which one I would
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| of for your carefully-crafted cover
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| | choose...5. Be ClearMake your resume as
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| letter to be separated from your CV - if
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| | clear as you can in five ways:---> Font:
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| your contact details were only on your
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| | Use an easily-readable font. Verdana is
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| cover letter, how will they get in touch
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| | a classic, is easily readable and is easy
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| to arrange the interview?Therefore, make
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| | on the eye. Other favourites are Times
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| sure that your CV includes AT LEAST the
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| | New Roman or Georgia. Try to stick to
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| following information:---> Full contact
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| | one, or at most two font sizes (nothing
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| details---> The position you are applying
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| | less than 8 point and ideally nothing
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| for or are interested in---> Employment
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| | less than 10 point), and do not
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| history---> Personal and professional
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| | over-style your text. Italics, bold and
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| achievements---> Academic and
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| | underlined words on the same page look
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| professional qualifications---> If not
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| | clumsy.---> Format: Make the format of
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| included elsewhere, evidence of your key
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| | your resume as easy to follow as
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| strengths that will make you an
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| | possible, and consider using horizontal
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| irresistible candidate!And while we're at
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| | rules across the page to separate
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| it, functional resumes are a big NO-NO!!
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| | sections.---> Language: Ensure that the
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| As a professional recruiter, when I see a
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| | description of your experiences and
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| functional resume, I think "What is this
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| | accomplishments is as clear as possible.
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| guy (or gal) hiding?". It's like
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| | Test them with your friends. Ask them
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| smelling fresh paint on an old car. Just
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| | whether it is possible to make the
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| stick with a chronological resume ALL THE
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| | descriptions clearer or more concise.--->
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| TIME and paint any inconsistencies (e.g.,
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| | Consistency: Make sure that you are
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| career breaks) in as good a light as
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| | consistent in every way - this
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| possible. This will ALWAYS be better
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| | significantly increases readability. For
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| than trying to hide it in the first
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| | instance, use a consistent date format
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| place!2. Be RelevantSeasoned recruiters
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| | throughout. If your first position is
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| are AMAZED by the number of applicants
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| | listed in the order of [date, company,
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| who have clearly not tailored their
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| | position, achievements] then make sure
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| resume to the job they are applying
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| | they are ALL listed like that. When
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| for.Make sure that you put yourself in
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| | listing your achievements, make sure that
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| THEIR shoes. Think about what they are
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| | they all start with a verb. And make
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| looking for in your resume.If, for
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| | sure that font sizes and styles are
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| instance, you are applying as a job as an
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| | consistent for similar words - for
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| office manager and your experience is in
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| | instance if your previous employers'
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| telesales, make sure that you emphasise
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| | names is in bold, then they all should
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| your team leadership and time management
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| | be.---> Spelling and Grammar: Use your
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| skills.If, however, you were applying for
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| | word-processor's spelling and grammar
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| a sales job, then clearly focus on your
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| | checking facility. A spelling or
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| ability to get leads, convert leads into
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| | grammatical error in a resume is quite
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| sales, and sell more products to existing
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| | simply inexcusable and could be enough ON
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| customers.
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| | ITS OWN to send your resume to the bin.
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| In short, every time you mention
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| | Once you've checked it on the computer,
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| something you've accomplished in your CV,
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| | check it with someone who you trust to
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| make sure it will strengthen your case
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| | pick up any last gremlins in the
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| for being given an interview.If it
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| | grammar.6. Be BriefIdeally, a resume
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| doesn't, CHANGE it or DELETE it!!3. Be
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| | should be just one page, although if you
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| RecentAs well as being relevant, make
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| | are applying for a job in which the
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| sure that your resume content is
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| | assessor will need significantly greater
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| RECENT.If you are a seasoned manager
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| | detail on your past accomplishments, then
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| applying for the position of CEO in a
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| | the resume can spread to two pages.
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| large company, is your experience
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| | Though remember, this is the exception
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| managing your university's theatre
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| | and not the rule!!Wrap UpSo, now you have
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| company particularly convincing?On the
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| | a winning resume guide! Go back to your
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| other hand, if you are a recent graduate,
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| | old resume and check it against the six
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| that could be exactly the right thing to
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| | easy steps in the winning resume guide,
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| put on your resume as it will demonstrate
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| | and make sure your phone is on the hook
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| that you have some management experience.
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| | for when those recruiters call!Jonathan
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| Just make sure that you back it up with
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| | Lewis is the founder and CEO of
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| specific accomplishments in the role!!4.
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| Be SpecificBe as specific as you can on
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| | helping people succeed in their dream
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| | attracting, recruiting, retaining and
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| consider these four descriptions of an
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| | management consulting and investment
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| | banking allows him to offer clear,
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| | actionable advice which has a great
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| Managed 50 colleagues in XYZ Corp's sales
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