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No résumé? Part 2: How to write a dynamite resume
In Part 2 of our job guide, Penelope Brown explains how to create a résumé that stands out from the crowd.To secure the career you want, your résumé has got to work for you. Ideally, it is your advertisement-your personal billboard-with just enough space to communicate your image and convey your message in about 30 seconds. Its primary goal: to convince a prospective employer to give you an interview.
Creating a good résumé may take eons, but it is worth the investment in time. With an increasingly mobile workforce and with short-term projects releasing superior employees into the job pool at regular intervals, recruiters are deluged with a continuous stream of excellent applications. Your résumé must stand out, must speak for you in your absence. It must distinguish itself from the rest of the pile so you can get that coveted interview.
Do not assume that you can send the same well-written résumé to everyone you plan to pursue. To get the attention you want it to receive, it must be patently clear that this résumé is written specifically for this reader. If your résumé looks like a form letter you created to cover all the bases, chances are you won't even get up to bat.
Keep your sentences short and use strong, vigorous verbs in brief, dynamic phrases; nouns should be descriptive key words. Be positive, but never exaggerate to the point of dishonesty.
In summary, a well-written résumé can get you an invitation to an interview so be sure that it:
Colour
White, ivory or grey are good choices. The recycled 'flecked' type of paper in a neutral buff or pale grey is currently in vogue and is acceptable.
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