Archive for December, 2007

Resume Writing Sample

December 13, 2007

How to find a good resume writing sample?

 

Finding resume samples is quite easy. Simply type “resume writng sample” or any similar phrase into your search engine and check the first ten results. Just remember to leave any page that will incite any doubts. They may be irrational, but your resume is too important to take any risk.

 

Which resume writing sample is good and which is a trash?

 

Don’t read what they say about how to make a resume, concentrate on the example they present. If it is clear-formatted and short, it’s good. Otherwise it’s just a trash and the webpage owners either didn’t follow their own rules or the rules they used are impractical. Pay attention to the language they use – it shouldn’t be too colloquial, but resume writing sample shouldn’t also consist mostly of Future in the Past tense along with 19th century English.

 

Using a free resume writing sample to achieve maximum effect.

 

Never, and I say never use the resume sample “as it is”. Don’t simply change names and addresses! At least half of resumes sent to companies are written in this way. The result is simple: they all look similar and that is precisely what you want to avoid. If you want to maximize the effect of your free resume writing sample, copy its layout and text format only. Don’t use their words and/or style – you need your resume to look fresh and enthusiastic. Don’t get me wrong – the authors of resume writing samples also wanted to sound like that, but phrases they used have been repeated too many times in too many resumes and they are usually perceived as boring.

 

What mistakes are you to avoid?

 

Don’t be overconfident – you’re not E. A. Poe, so don’t try to change your resume into a literature. Don’t try to express yourself – your future employer isn’t interested in your emotional life; he is concerned only about your ability to handle your duties. Don’t use always the same resume sample as a basis of your work – there are plenty of good resume examples, so you can change them from time to time.

Resume Writing Sample

December 13, 2007

How to find a good resume writing sample?

 

Finding resume samples is quite easy. Simply type “resume writng sample” or any similar phrase into your search engine and check the first ten results. Just remember to leave any page that will incite any doubts. They may be irrational, but your resume is too important to take any risk.

 

Which resume writing sample is good and which is a trash?

 

Don’t read what they say about how to make a resume, concentrate on the example they present. If it is clear-formatted and short, it’s good. Otherwise it’s just a trash and the webpage owners either didn’t follow their own rules or the rules they used are impractical. Pay attention to the language they use – it shouldn’t be too colloquial, but resume writing sample shouldn’t also consist mostly of Future in the Past tense along with 19th century English.

 

Using a free resume writing sample to achieve maximum effect.

 

Never, and I say never use the resume sample “as it is”. Don’t simply change names and addresses! At least half of resumes sent to companies are written in this way. The result is simple: they all look similar and that is precisely what you want to avoid. If you want to maximize the effect of your free resume writing sample, copy its layout and text format only. Don’t use their words and/or style – you need your resume to look fresh and enthusiastic. Don’t get me wrong – the authors of resume writing samples also wanted to sound like that, but phrases they used have been repeated too many times in too many resumes and they are usually perceived as boring.

 

What mistakes are you to avoid?

 

Don’t be overconfident – you’re not E. A. Poe, so don’t try to change your resume into a literature. Don’t try to express yourself – your future employer isn’t interested in your emotional life; he is concerned only about your ability to handle your duties. Don’t use always the same resume sample as a basis of your work – there are plenty of good resume examples, so you can change them from time to time.

Copyright 2007 Jay Tokarz

Resume Writing Sample

December 13, 2007

How to find a good resume writing sample?

Finding resume samples is quite easy. Simply type “resume writng sample” or any similar phrase into your search engine and check the first ten results. Just remember to leave any page that will incite any doubts. They may be irrational, but your resume is too important to take any risk.

Which resume writing sample is good and which is a trash?

Don’t read what they say about how to make a resume, concentrate on the example they present. If it is clear-formatted and short, it’s good. Otherwise it’s just a trash and the webpage owners either didn’t follow their own rules or the rules they used are impractical. Pay attention to the language they use – it shouldn’t be too colloquial, but resume writing sample shouldn’t also consist mostly of Future in the Past tense along with 19th century English.

Using a free resume writing sample to achieve maximum effect.

Never, and I say never use the resume sample “as it is”. Don’t simply change names and addresses! At least half of resumes sent to companies are written in this way. The result is simple: they all look similar and that is precisely what you want to avoid. If you want to maximize the effect of your free resume writing sample, copy its layout and text format only. Don’t use their words and/or style – you need your resume to look fresh and enthusiastic. Don’t get me wrong – the authors of resume writing samples also wanted to sound like that, but phrases they used have been repeated too many times in too many resumes and they are usually perceived as boring.

What mistakes are you to avoid?

Don’t be overconfident – you’re not E. A. Poe, so don’t try to change your resume into a literature. Don’t try to express yourself – your future employer isn’t interested in your emotional life; he is concerned only about your ability to handle your duties. Don’t use always the same resume sample as a basis of your work – there are plenty of good resume examples, so you can change them from time to time.

Copyright 2007  Jay Tokarz

Resume and Cover Letter Help

December 12, 2007

Resume and Cover Letter Help

 

A resume and cover letter help center can guide a job seeker in properly preparing a resume that will not only summarize their past experience, education and skills, but will also be appropriate for their desired job. They also assist the job seeker as well in developing a cover letter that is equally as suitable. Resume and cover letter help, unfortunately, does not come from any of the organizations at which the applicant is applying. If the resume and/or cover letter do not meet the expectations of the employer, they simply toss the resume or file it away and then they may or may not send the applicant a letter thanking them for applying for the position and notifying them that they will keep their resume on file. Yeah Right. Most of the time, the applicant never hears back from the manager or human resource personnel and they are left wondering what they could have done differently in order to land the job.

 

Resume and cover letter help, therefore, is well worth any amount of time or money that it takes to create a resume and cover letter that will sell the applicant and meet all the expectations of the employer. Because employers do not offer any feedback as to what must be done in order to correct any problems within the cover letter and/or resume, the feedback must be sought elsewhere and this is where the resume and cover letter help comes in to play.  

 

Just as a book author cannot possibly edit their own book and catch each and every mistake, a cover letter and resume should be looked over by another party as well. Whenever the person who does the writing glances over what the have written, they most times see what they think they wrote and not what is actually on the paper. This is a trick of the mind. Therefore, such as every good novelist has an editor to double check grammar, spelling and basic flow, a job applicant should also seek resume and cover letter help to ensure that their resume contains all the required elements and their cover letter is properly written. In addition, by obtaining resume and cover letter help, the applicant can also request additional information to insert in the cover letter about them to give the employer a better insight of their personality and work ethic. Frequently, others are better able to define a person’s personality than himself or herself.  

 Copyright 2007  Jay Tokarz