Resume Writing Advice

No matter what job that you are applying for the prospective employer will want to see professional references. The norm is to have at least 3 references available to give when you apply for a job. The references need to be of a profession not personal nature. This means that your references should be people [...]

Functional Resume Example John A. Allan 123 Simon Street, Any City, Pa 11111 Phone: 555-555-5555 Email: jallan@email.net OBJECTIVE To obtain a position where I can utilize my skills with management skills, organizational, and sales skills. Summary of Qualifications Results oriented, hands on manager with a high level of results oriented work done in the retail [...]

You are trying to get a job and you are all ready with your resume, reference sheet, and cover letter. Before you get all excited and put your info in the mail, you will want to go through a few check points. First and foremost, run a spell check on your computer. But don’t stop [...]

The purpose of a cover letter is to introduce you and your resume as well as give some additional information about yourself to potential employers. You may also want to point out some parts of your resume you want the employer to pay special attention to. An individually typed cover letter typically accompanies each resume [...]

When you are putting together a cover letter for a resume, you need to introduce yourself as the best employee for the job. Then you can bring out what you really want your new employer to know. Point out your experience, your talents, and your abilities. You should also let them know about anything specific [...]

While your resume is very important in your job search, having a cover letter for your resume is just as important as the resume. You will want to have a cover letter that introduces not only you but your resume as well. You will want to state a lot of different things in your cover [...]

You will want to have several different people on hand who will vouch for you as far as your character, your work habits, your work ethics, and your general value and worth as an employee and person. You will want to have a minimum of three references and no more than five. At least one [...]