Friday, October 14, 2005

Golden Rules to Resume Writing II

The following are additional resume-writing rules that will help you write a job landing resume:

4. Use action words -- This will add life to your rsume. Use bulleted sentences that begin with action words like prepared, developed, monitored and presented.

5. Match your resume with the position -- Use key words listed in the want ads that interested you and match them to bullets in your resume.

6. Make it readable -- select an easy-to-read font and type size, no less than 11 points. Leave some white space. Use bullets not paragraphs. If sending resume as an e-mail, send as an attachment to preserve formatting.

7. Edit and proof your resume -- spell check words, grammer, and punctuation. Send to others to review.

8. Think quality -- use good quality white or cream-colored paper stock.

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