Your Resume Starts Here Your Resume A Marketing

Your Resume Starts Here

Your Resume

A Marketing Tool Your resume is an advertisement of your qualifications and abilities. Your intent is to communicate in a brief but informative way to employers that you are someone who gets things done.

Two Purposes 1. It introduces your skills and experiences to potential employers 2. It reminds the potential employers of you after your interview.

Making an Impression How many seconds does the average HR professional take to make an initial review of a resume? Six seconds – According to Ladders. com

Tips from Professionals -Trudy Steinfeld 1. The “one-size fits all” approach won’t cut it in a marketplace of increasingly specialized needs. 2. Don’t worry about an objective. 3. Space equals importance. 4. Avoid all complicated fonts or design elements. 5. Quantify whenever possible. 6. Check your resumes for errors of fact, typos, formatting issues or omissions 7. Omit any unnecessary or potentially controversial information. 8. Keep the resume to one or two pages depending on your experience. ü Link to Steinfield and Assistant Vice President/Executive Director of Career Development follow her! at New York University. Contributor to Forbes.

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For More Information About Creating a Resume UNO Academic and Career Development Center ØFind and download: From College to Career Resource Guide and Workbook

Sources and Resources on Resumes Carmichael-Lester, M. The One-Page Resume vs. The Two-Page Resume, http: //careeradvice. monster. com/resumes-coverletters/resume-writing-tips/one-page-or-twopage-resume/article. aspx Giang, V. (Nov. 7, 2013). 19 Reasons Why This Is An Excellent Resume http: //www. businessinsider. com/why-this-is-anexcellent-resume-2013 -11#ixzz 3 c. Vf. Gxsds University of Nebraska at Omaha School of Communication Resume Handbook Vaas, L. The 24 -Step Modern Resume, http: //www. theladders. com/career-advice/24 -stepmodern-resume

Amirian, S (2005). Create Your digital Portfolio, Just Works, Indianapolis. Noble, D. (2011). Gallery of Best Resumes: A Collection of Quality Resumes by Professional Resume Writers (5 th Ed. ), Just Works, Indianapolis. Additional Sources and Resources Noble, D. (2012). Gallery of Best Cover Letters: A Collection of Quality Cover Letters by Professional Resume Writers (4 th Ed. ), Just Works, Indianapolis. Pollak, L. (2012). Getting from College to Career (Rev. Ed. ) Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World, Harper Collins Publisher, New York. Salvador, E. (2010). Step-by-Step Resumes: Build an Outstanding Resume in 10 Easy Steps (2 nd Ed. ), Just Works, Indianapolis. Sutterthwaite, F. & D’Orsi, G. (2013). The Career Portfolio Workbook, Mc. Graw-Hill, New York.