Resume Writing Advice

Is there a form or type of letter I should write to a company who asked me to send a resume but whom I haven’t heard from for a few weeks? The owner is a close family friend and I don’t want to rude. Is their a specific format for these? Thanks Search the web: [...]

I’ve sent two versions of my resume to a prospective employer via email. The first version was in the body of the email. The second was an attached copy in Microsoft Word format. The issue is that I’ve just noticed two capitalization errors in the Microsoft Word format. How likely will my resume be considered [...]

i have my resume on my computer and i made it using microsoft works. it seems the type of file or format it uses to open it or that made it isnt accepted at most places online. how can i change the format so i can upload it online? It appears that works can save [...]

My daughter has graduated from college. She is seeking a job in the field of surgical technology. She needs a resume that reflects her type of work. Is there a popular resume format which is used by the medical profession? If so, can you tell me which one it is. Optimally you should look at [...]

Hi I have been working as a Software developer for 4 years now and I am looking to change companies. I havent touched my resume in 4 years and would like to see some good site with sample resumes. I know I can just type it into google and it will give me a bunch [...]

I am a college graduate (of May 2007) and already have a nice resume laid out. I had two real job experience since college and added them to my resume as well. In my most recent job experience I was working as an Environmental Chemist and am planning to apply for other Chemist positions throughout [...]

We are a small recruiting firm that uses an Access system to manage all of our candidates. We spend a lot of time typing in information from the resume such as Name, Address, Home Phone, Cell Phone, and Email address. I know that many of the larger software applications can do this for you. Would [...]

InDesign used to have a feature that would allow users to save the files in other formats. I have created a resume in InDesign CS3 and need to be able to e-mail it to anyone- not just those with CS3. I’m not sure what type of format would work, pdf, word… I just need some [...]

Ok there are tons of formats! which should I use? Business, classic personal,san francisco,traditional,modern…HELP if anyone has Mac you know what I’m talking about I<3? is giving BAD examples. You NEVER put your address unless you want weirdos coming to your house. Acting Resumes use a 3 COLUMN format. Here’s a basic example to help [...]

When submitting an application for a job, what is the standard for the cover letter? I’ve read different things which treat each way as the standard. Most of the time I submit the resume and cover letter as attachments unless it is specified that it is to be the text of the email. Is it [...]