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Ideally, your resume should be written to help you be considered for a specific job title. Here is a resume building process for you to follow, written by Jean Ellingsen, a longtime Job Forum panelist.
A resume is a “sales brochure” about you. It describes your abilities, your experience (paid and/or unpaid) and your education, all of which should support your job objective.
It should get you an interview – it will not get you the job!
On the resume, the job objective is a statement of what you want to do and the level at which you want to do it. This statement should be clear and concise. Search the Internet (or the newspaper) for job titles and job descriptions in the company or industry you are targeting. Use this specific language to describe your job objective. The closer you can get to the “job title” of the job you wish to occupy, the better your success in finding it will be.
Personal data such as height, weight, age, marital status, hobbies, or your photograph.
Exceptions: Mention hobbies if they relate to the job you are seeking. If you are young and seeking a trainee position, mentioning your age may be to your advantage.
Yes. The two most commonly used types of resumes are the Chronological and the Functional.
It is a listing of positions you have held, by dates held, beginning with your most recent position and working backwards. The Experience section in a Chronological resume will include the starting and ending dates of your employment (generally, month and year), title of position held, name of organization, and a brief description of your job responsibilities (try to include only activities that support your job objective.
A Functional resume lists the data that supports your job objective by major tasks performed or skills used. Managing, leading, administering, organizing, promoting, coordinating, and supervising are some tasks around which people build Functional resumes. Many of these same terms may be discussed as skills, e.g., Supervisory Skills, or Marketing Skills. People with extensive work histories may find this type of resume more appropriate to their needs because similar tasks have been performed in a variety of jobs.
Generally, no. A resume should be slanted to the job you are seeking or to the company to which you are submitting your resume.
It is really a matter of preference. The Functional resume is considered by some as more descriptive of a person’s experience when seeking a professional job. You may also use a combination of the Functional and the Chronological resumes.
Position
Starting / ending job dates
Name of Organization
Product Marketing Manager
Junior Accountant
Entry-level Secretary
Advertising Account Executive
Design Engineer for hydraulic presses and equipment
Circuit Design Engineer
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