There are hundreds of different resume books. Some are probably good, others redundant. Just remember, a resume is a tool of information delivery. If your resume follows certain guidelines of delivering information you do not need even 1 book.
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I don’t trust people who tell me they know something about a subject they have never actually practiced. For example, I rewrite resumes on a daily basis for real jobs and get people interviews and offers. How does one write effective resumes without ever having done some sort of HR or recruiting? I don’t know.
Check references.
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There is a debate about cover letters. Personally, when I am very interested in a company, I write a short 2 to 3 paragraph email or letter. Many recruiters don’t read cover letters at all.
If you are going to write one, make sure you tailor it to the company and offer some knowledge of a problem or a product that you can help improve. Do not send the same cover letter to every company. It’s lame and we figure it out and into the wastebasket it goes.
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Check out this site. It aggregates all the jobs posted in one place. Very handy.
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Have several different resumes ready and cycle through them. Cycling refreshes the resumes in the system and brings them up higher in searches. Try out different keyword combinations, structures, and content to determine what resume gives you the most hits.
Do not leave your resume unattended for longer than a few days at a time when there are millions of people looking for work.
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There are several services that do this and all you have to do is Google “resume marketing”.
If you would prefer to control your submissions then you are looking at Monster and Dice as the best technical job boards while CareerBuilder is good for other qualifications. On my site I have a list of resources.
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This section can help the manager relate to you and at the same time it could lead right into the waste basket. Don’t write anything weird here.
It is always last and can be left out altogether.
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List your certifications separately. This section can go before or after the technical summary as well as after the education section. Certifications can really set you apart especially if they are well established certifications such as the PMP and the CISSP.</br>
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Highest degree to lowest:
• Ph.D.
• Masters
• BS/BA
Do not list your high school. Having no higher education is like having no education at all if you are in the high tech so why waste space? They will ask anyhow.
The education section could be positioned before the experience section especially for recent grads. Remember.
You do not need to say when you graduated from college. If you are over 40, don’t assume that the law protects you, take precautions yourself.
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This is a good place to put all the keywords that appear in your resume. Search engines will find your resume faster if there are more specific keywords in it. Depending on your line of work and experience your summary will be longer or shorter. This is where you should use a table for organization. </br>
For Example:</br>
Technical Skills
Platforms: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, VxWorks
Languages: C, C++, Java, HTML, XML, Intel/MIPS assembly, VB, Perl, SQL
Software: Tornado 2.0 tools, GNU toolkit, Microsoft Visual Studio, Install shield, Agere Simulator, MYSQL, MS Office suites, MS VISIO, DDK, SDK, CVS, PVCS, BUGZILLA
Hardware: Intel 80×86 Processors, MIPS RM7000 processor</br>
If you have only been exposed to something and you cannot support it in your resume, you may put it the technical summary, but makes sure it is supported in the body of your resume. Recruiters cannot tell where and how much you have used a tool off this summary, so be sure to tell them.</br>
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