Effective Resumes
A resume is a one or two page summary of your education, skills, accomplishments, and experiences. A resume's purpose is to get your foot in the door. Devoting the proper attention to the preparation and content of your resume can greatly increase your likelihood of success.
To prepare a resume, you need to know how to review, summararize, and present your experiences and achievements on one page. Unless you have considerable work experience, you should not use more than one page. Outline your achievements briefly and concisely.
Use the following pages to guide the development of your resume:
- Preparing an Effective Resume
- Gives an overview of the correct content and formatting that must exist for a resume to be effective.
- Resume Do's and Dont's
- A list of content that should and should not be present in your resume.
- Action Words
- List of words that can be used to describe your experiences and accomplishments.
- Cover Letters
- Describes the significance and purpose of a cover letter.
- Sending Resumes via Email
- Gives proper email dialogue for sending a resume to a potential employer.
