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What are the top 5 tips you can give me when writing a resume?

Michelle — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:35:29 +0000

or any tips for that matter

1) Don’t be average
2) Don’t have spelling mistakes
3) Make every word count
4) Don’t lie, but make your work expirience sound better than "cleaning floors"
5) Make sure you name is bolded.

Tips for writing a resume?

Michelle — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:37:42 +0000

So this is my first time writing a resume, I’m 16 and I’ve only have one job before (without a resume being required), so I don’t have much experience.
I’m really unsure how to start it. I’ve already got contact details and all that, but do I start it "Dear Sir/Madam"? Then what? Do I introduce myself? Do I say how much I’d like the job..?
This isn’t for any job in particular, fyi. It’s something I’m planning on giving out to different employers.

Some tips and format would be great 10 points for best answer
Very much appreciated!!

For resumes you don’t start out with "Dear Sir/Madam" because that’s for cover letters.

On the top of the page it’s usually your name, address, phone #, email. the rest can go by:

- Objective (To seek employment in —– )
- Skills/Qualifications
- Work Experience
- Volunteer Experience
- School you’re attending
- Any other accomplishments you feel you should mention… ie. awarded/received special certificates for a sport or activity

Hope this helps. If you have no idea what you want your resume to look like, you can search online for sample resume formats and get some ideas from there. There are lots.

Tips For Writing a Resume For Retail?

Michelle — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:37:32 +0000

Does anyone have any good tips or advice for writing and tailoring a resume for retail work? Or what retail management might be looking for in a resume of a potential employee? I’ve found plenty of tips online for resume writing but they all seem geared toward office work and they didn’t apply to me or didn’t help me much. Any help would be a big help!

It’s critical to have a great resume, it is worth taking the time to compose something that looks brilliant and does the job well. The website in the box below has a lot of data on resumes and help with alternative jobs.

Tips on resume writing for a 17 year-old’s first job? at Subway, we hope?

Michelle — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:16:45 +0000

Thanks

Jobs like fast food worker don’t normally require resumes, though having one may make your son stand out among the applicants.

I’d use this format:

Job Objective: (and say, to work at Subway or to work in a fast food establishment or whatever)

Education: (put the name of his school, and years attended so far. You can put that he’s currenlty a junior or whatever. If he has taken any classes that would be relevant to the job, such as food preparation, accounting, etc., list them.)

Experience: (Since this is his first job, there won’t be previous jobs, but has he done any kind of work? Odd jobs, volunteer work, even personal projects that show skills needed for Subway. Don’t forget people skills, so any group projects that show teamwork or fundraising from the public…)

Achievements: Add this section if your son has won any awards or honorable mentions for anything.

Keep the resume to one page, wide margins, readable font size, lots of whitespace. Make sure everything is spelled and punctuated correctly.

Tips for writing a resume to apply for my first real job?

Michelle — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:13:33 +0000

I have had a paper route and a T-shirt selling job before; what kinds of things do you recommend I say on/do with my resume?

tell them about your major accomplishments in those other jobs, also mention your gpa, and out of school activities, and tell them your strengths and weaknesses.

Questions and personal tips for writing a resume in a clerical position?

Michelle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:38:40 +0000

I’m updating my resume to help match with a clerical position. I believe I have plenty of office skills and think I could do a great job as an assistant. I’ve had problems getting job interviews in the past but once I get the interview I usually get the job. I have great people skills but it’s hard to bring that POP into my resume. I’m going to try a cover letter for the first time and I’m not sure what I should write.
I’ve also modified a copy of my resume for specific internet jobs to for my own safety. I leave out my address and my references are replaced with "References available upon request." I want to know if this is appropriate and should I mention my lack of information for my personal safety in my cover letter? Any other tips would be helpful. Thanks!

Format is just as important as content when it comes to making your resume "pop."
As for the address, I would include the city, state, so that the employer can see if you are a local candidate or would have to relocate.

Where Can I find free resume templates and resume writing tips?

Michelle — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:15:20 +0000

I want best templates in free

u can find some really good ones in microsoft word .. otherwise, type free cv tamplets at google.. maybe u’ll find something.. but use word, its very good

Help with resume writing tips!?

Michelle — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:45:24 +0000

I worked at Albertsons for two years. How could I describe the tasks I did and make them sound professional and important? I worked at the customer service/lobby. I was responsible for product returns, lottery tickets, cigarettes, we had a small video store there also. So far all I have is " Assisted customers with product returns" I don’t know how to make the rest of my responsibilities there sound professional.

How about;

Customer service representative,

responsible for receiving goods,

inventory control,

responsible sale of tobacco and lottery goods,

supervise video rentals,

extensive experience with product returns.. be creative as you are not lying about your experiences and good luck with Job Hunting!!

i need tips for writing my resume?

Michelle — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:59:15 +0000

need a new job and will take any advise given thanks

I used this resume writing service in my area, this is there website: http://www.resumeworld1.com you should try them, it only cost me $35.00 and I got a great job from this new resume, I never thought about the format that they use but the turn around time was less then 24 hrs. I would have to say it was the best service I have ever used and it was worth every dime. Also they let me pay through Pay Pal

Tips to writing an excellent resume that doesn’t sound cliche?

Michelle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:17:37 +0000

Just write it the way you normally write and your resume will not sound cliche. It is the guidelines of the resume which you should follow. Here are some tips for writing good resumes.

A resume is a concise summary of all the information about us: education, work experience, achievements and other personal details, that will interest an employer. Although our prospective employer will read our cover letter before our resume, the letter will just highlight a few of the many facts that we include in a well-organized resume.

There is a fairly standard form for detailing information about ourselves, and employers expect us to submit it in a recognizable way. The following sections discuss the possible content and manner of presentation for our resume.

1. Heading. Resumes are usually headed with our name, address and telephone number. This information may either be centered at the top of the page or placed in the top left-hand corner.

2. Career Goal. Our career goal, which follows our personal identification, is one entry that every employer is interested in. We must be specific as we can, listing our immediate goal and not some vague future dream.

3. Job Position Being Applied For. We must specify the position we are applying for. Examples: systems analyst, account executive, securities analyst, etc. This position must be related to our career goal.

4. Education and Training. This major section should state the most important qualifications we can offer for the job we are applying for. If it is work experience, that section should come next. If it is our educational background that is more important, place it first.

In either case, we must tailor our qualifications to fit the job requirements. This does not mean, however, that we are to falsify the information we provide. It simply means that we are to pick out those qualifications that have the most direct relationship to the job for which we are applying. For example, suppose we are applying for the position of market researcher. The person who reads our resume will not be interested in finding out that we had taken courses in baking, orchid raising or canteen operation. They will not also be interested in learning that we have worked as a teller in a bank. But this person will be interested in reading about our experience in research, or if our educational background is in mathematics, statistics, etc, and if we had taken a speed-reading course.

The most common way to describe our education is to list any university, college, or vocational school we have attended with the dates of attendance and any diplomas or certificates we have obtained. We always place our most recent educational experience at the top of the list and work back from there.

If we want to stress our education, we may want to include our major field of study and the names of significant courses, which we have completed. We may also want to list any honors or awards we have received.

A prospective employer is looking for evidence of leadership potential, social poise, and interest in a broad enough range of activities to make us an interesting person. Therefore, we could list our extra-curricular activities in which we had taken part and list down the positions we held in campus or school organizations.

5. Work Experience. There are two acceptable ways of presenting our work background. The most common is to list our jobs in chronological order, with the present or the most recent one heading the list. With such an arrangement, the prospective employer can readily detect our progress or promotions. If we use this format, we should show the following:

a.Position held
b.Name and location of company
c.Date the position was held
d.Achievement in the position
e.Reason for leaving

In addition, we can strengthen our presentation by including the following:

a.Duties (emphasize responsibilities)
b.Name of immediate superior (if the person is still there and might be a good reference)
c.Job title (e.g. systems analyst, field sales manager, etc.)

If on the other hand, our experience is scattered, or we have done a lot
Volunteer activities, or if our employment history is spotty; a functional resume can turn unrelated activities into a coherent business background. When we use this format, our experience is listed under descriptive categories. In this way, a wide variety of activities–paid or volunteer– interspersed with inactive periods, can be presented to our advantage.

6. Personal Details. Personal data include gender, age, date and place of birth, race, religion (optional), marital status (including number of children), health, height, weight, interests and hobbies.

7. References. Applicants for a job are usually requested to give the names of at least three persons who can be asked or called to speak about us. The most appropriate persons include present or former employers, teachers, and other professionals. Also acceptable is a character reference whose name or occupation is respected.

If we include references in our resume, we must give each individual’s name, title, organization (if any), address and telephone number. If we choose to provide the prospective employer with references at the time of the interview, we make the following notation on our resume: REFERENCES: Will be supplied upon request. In either case, we must ask permission from the person before including his/her name as reference.

THE COMPLETED RESUME

Finally, our completed resume must be concise, well organized, and easy to read. The length should be one page or two pages, at most. After all, we are summarizing our most important qualifications for a particular job, not telling the story of our life.

Appearance, too, is a very important factor to the over-all presentation of our resume. We must be careful not to overcrowd or spread out the information on a page. We should also have our resume carefully typed or printed single-space on 8 1/2" x 11" good quality white bond paper. One, which is handwritten, or full of poorly made corrections will probably not be read at all.

Honesty is a very important factor in a resume. Phony degrees or schools will be discovered. We should not also exaggerate our accomplishments.

Our resume should show progress, advancement and ambition. A good resume must get us at least an interview.

For an in-depth study on resume writing and to give you an idea how it looks please go to these links and type in the search words "How to Write a Resume." MS Word also has a built in resume program which you can follow.

http://www.google.com

http://www.yahoo.com

http://www.monster.com/geo/siteselection.asp

www.usajobs.opm.gov

Peace and blessings!