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torgone · 10-27-2003, 03:41 PM

I once went to a career placement service, and part of the program was resume advice. For the most part, rogue49 is right on; First, a few succinct bullet points on your skills and abilities; Then list previous employers, concentrating on accomplishments rather than job duties. Finally, support this with education info. No salary info, and no references - these will be addressed if you make it to the next step. The purpose of your resume is to get attention; the trick is to bypass the H.R. screeners, and get it to the person actually looking to fill the position you're going after.

A cover letter is important, and it should be addressed to a specific person. Do some research and make some phone calls to find out who that is. All this should be printed on some nice, textured "resume" paper (with matching envelope) using an easy to read, plain yet dignified font.

10-27-2003, 03:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
torgone What's beyond psycho? Location: Still out there	I once went to a career placement service, and part of the program was resume advice. For the most part, rogue49 is right on; First, a few succinct bullet points on your skills and abilities; Then list previous employers, concentrating on accomplishments rather than job duties. Finally, support this with education info. No salary info, and no references - these will be addressed if you make it to the next step. The purpose of your resume is to get attention; the trick is to bypass the H.R. screeners, and get it to the person actually looking to fill the position you're going after. A cover letter is important, and it should be addressed to a specific person. Do some research and make some phone calls to find out who that is. All this should be printed on some nice, textured "resume" paper (with matching envelope) using an easy to read, plain yet dignified font. __________________ "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx Last edited by torgone; 10-27-2003 at 03:48 PM..