Mar 20

When you are beating the streets and the Internet searching for a job, it is always important for you to give the best impression you possible can. Creating a nice resume is the best opportunity you have to make a good first impression. Sometimes, an interview where you are extremely nervous and possibly make a poor impression can often be outweighed by a good resume.

There are many great resume examples, but you should always choose to present your resume cover letter and your resume in your own personal style. The best resume examples are always those that can let the employer see a little bit about who you are. You want to let them know who you are and what you can do for their company. And you also want to inform them of what your expectations are regarding what they can give you.

There are many resume examples available on the Internet, and you only need to search for them. Check out the many different resume examples and choose the best parts of several if they help you to convey the correct message. Just make sure that you make it your own, make sure that the information is yours and that anything you say in the resume really reflects your true feelings. Choosing to present the information in a manner that does not reflect your education and your personality, if it is too embellished, may catch up with you. If the employer interviews you and refers to the resume, you may not recall what you wrote. This will not reflect well on you.

When you do a search for resume examples, you will find examples of the resume cover letters. You just need to select the one you need and then use the resume example to help you create the best one for your resume.

The next resume examples you will need are for the standard type of information, which includes your private information, such as your name, your address and your social security information. Then you will move on to the resume examples for how to present your educational information and any special skills that you have acquired. The last section will be your chance to give any additional information, a chance for you to tell how your education and your skills make you the best possible candidate, and why you are the perfect choice for the position.

Make sure that you do a spell check and a grammar check before you save your resume. It is extremely important that you give the employer the impression that you are educated and that you are a professional. Remember, this does not have to be that difficult. Do not make it harder than it really is. You are an individual and you want to use the resume examples to help you to convey who you are and what you are capable of.

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Dec 22

If you’re searching for resume examples to give you ideas for your own resume or your or cv, you should look very carefully. There are hundreds of examples on the net, but not all of them good.

You should be searching for examples of resumes which relate directly to the area of work you wish to work in. Resume styles vary dramactically according to the field you’re approaching. Some organisations prefer the traditional reverse chronological resume layout. Others, in the IT sector for example, prefer to see ‘Combination’ or ‘Functional’ CV and resume styles.

Look for resume examples which match the level of position you’re applying for too. Don’t over-sell or under-sell your CV or resume. Employers hoping to fill professional posts will have much higher expectations for resumes than those looking to fill entry level jobs. You don’t want to appear over or under qualified/skilled for the position.

The best way to get a feel for what your resume should look like is to look at various example resumes. If available, look at resume examples created using your resume template. Looking at example resumes will give you ideas to help you best use your resume template.

Should you find resume examples you like, don’t be tempted to steal too much from it. Your CV or resume should be a story about you, in your words. It will soon become apparant during an interview situation if this is not the case.
You should really be looking at these resume examples to utilise ideas of layout, style and phrasing.

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Feb 8

I’m applying for a position at a university. They always have supplemental questions they want you to answer.

For example: "The position requires the ability to work closely with many people who have different skills and work styles. Please provide some examples of work experience you have had which utilize cooperation and communication skills, and give examples that demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures."

I have great answers, but I’m worried they might be too long.
For four in depth questions asking for specific examples my answers are a page and a half long. Is this too much? Not enough? My gut says to keep it brief and all on one page, but they are asking for specific examples of each thing and if I keep it brief, it’s just a reiteration of my resume.

Any advice?

Yup, edit your answers down to one page. (Or you could try keeping your answers as they are and fiddle around with using a slightly smaller font size and reducing the margins on your page).

Feb 5

I’m 20 and have 3 unimpressive previous jobs on my resume. I’m about to start a new part-time job and am also looking for a second one, and as I add to my resume I’m wondering if I should include every job I’ve had, even if they’re not at all impressive, or just the ones that might be relevant to whatever job I’m applying for? After graduation would it be good to show that you’ve had a lot of work in the past, even if the jobs weren’t great and if they were all in different fields? Is it even required to list all previous work experiences? For example, my first full-time job was as a nanny and that was just a summer job several years ago…is that something that I should be including on a resume?
Sorry for dragging this question out… :/

A Resume is used only to get you in the door. You want it to be presented sort of like you would present a sales letter to someone. You don’t need to include all your jobs. Only the jobs that are relevant for you to get the position you are applying for. Many people have 2-3 different resumes for applying at different places. Like your Customer Service resume, Your social resume, and even a technical resume that points out your qualifications…….highlight your qualities and sort of minimizing the jobs. Even put clubs, events you have worked at, and other things. Think like a sales person and if a job is on there that doesn’t apply,…. take it off. (Note: Most of the time it is important to have your most recent job on the resume.) THE Key Is To Get In the Door for That InterView!

Jan 29

I’ve been trying to write up an acting resume because it is truly what I want to do, but I am getting a bit confused. I’m 13, but I don’t know whether I should put my address and home phone number or my email, for safety purposes. Plus, I don’t want a bunch of weirdos calling my house. Examples of professional resumes would be great. Should I include my ages as well? Anything else I should know? Thanks.

NEVER put your address and home phone numbers. There are enough horror stories about actors being stalked because people found their personal info from their resumes.

The ONLY contact info that should be listed is CELL phone and email.

NEVER include your age either. You’ll limit yourself. You DON’T determine your age. Casting Directors DO. They might see you as playing much older or maybe even much younger.

This is how an ACTING resume should be set up:

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RESUME-ALWAYS use the 3 column format!
Here’s the standard LA format. In NY, it’s usually the same but with Theatre being higher up than Film/TV (/ denotes column breaks):

At the top and centered:
Name (Centered and is largest in font size)
Union affiliation (if any)
CELL Phone Number
Email

Far Left side below the top and centered stuff:
Height
Weight
Hair color
Eye color

Right side opposite of statistics:
Agent logo with contact info (sometimes if you have an agent, you can remove your own cell phone and email address. Then weirdos that find your stuff in the dumpster can contact them instead of you)

Film
Title/(Lead, supporting)/Director

Television
Title/(Lead, guest star, co-star, regular, Under 5, recurring)/Network

Theatre
Title/Specific character played/Production company or director depending on who is more prestigious.

Commericials
ALWAYS put "List available upon request!" Do keep a separate list of the commercials with the Casting directors involved in case an agent asks.

Training
Skill learned/School or teacher/Location (LA, NY?)
OR
Skill learned/Teacher/School, Location
ie. Cold Reading/Margie Haber/Margie Haber Studios, LA,CA

Special Skills/Abilities
Be creative with this. When I was starting out and interviewing with agencies, they would usually go straight there and talk about my special talents and even had me demonstrate some of them

DON’T:
-Put extra work
-Put Modeling/Print gigs. You make a separate resume for that.
-Lie
-Put age. If an agent asks you when you meet with him or her, then tell the truth. It’s for legal reasons. ie. Under 18 can’t work normal hours and need parent/guardian to sign stuff or you have to be at least 25 to do a beer commercial.
-Put your home phone number or address unless you want weirdos coming to your house.
-Put dates. It ages you!
-Have it separate from your headshot. It should be cut to fit and stapled to the back of your headshot.

If you don’t have many credits, show that you’re serious by having training from the best and a lot of unique special skills/abilities that you can actually do.

Jan 1

im 18 and i seriously need a job, i would like to work as a waitress, but i dont know how to make a good resume at all. ive never had a real job before. and i would like to know some tips on how to make my applications more appealing. if you could tell me how to exactly make my resume, that would be great!!!!! i dont have alot of skills. my skills are, cleaning, communications skills, and windows word. and if you could give me some other example of skills that would be great too. and this is probably a stupid question, but since ive never had a job before, im just suppose to leave work or job experience on my applications blank right? or what should i put? and who can i use for references besides relatives? i need to know everything there is to know about how to really get a job, plz help!!!!!!!!

If you type in "resume templates" into a search engine like Google, you’ll get lots of sites that will give you sample resumes you can copy.Since you know how to use Windows Word, you’ll have no problem typing your own information into a template. Since you don’t have any job experiences, you’ll have to leave the "Employment History" section empty. I wouldn’t just leave it out, though. Under the heading "Employment History" I would put something like "Having just graduated from high school, I have not been employed yet, but I am eager to start and willing to learn." Or whatever is most appropriate to your situation.

Have you joined any clubs in school? Did you do any volunteer work? If you have, this is a great thing to add to your resume. You might even consider volunteering with a local group that provides food for poor people. If there is a soup kitchen or a church that provides meals for the homeless in your area, you could volunteer to help there once a week and then put that on your resume. This would give you a reference, too, and it would be experience that is related to your future place of employment. You could create a heading "Volunteer and Job-Related Experience" to list club activities, volunteer activities, etc.

As for references, it is generally not a good idea to list relatives as references, unless you worked for them, or the application you fill out at the job specifically asks for references of people related to you (most entry-level restaurant jobs here in the U.S. provide their own applications). You can put teachers as references, though. It’s a good idea to ask them in advance. If you attend a church, you can ask a member or leader within that church that knows you if they would be willing to be a reference.

If a waitressing job you are applying for does have its own application, you should fill it out completely, even though all the information is on your resume. Some people will just attach their resume and write "see resume" on parts of the application. By filling out the application completely, you are showing that you are serious about the job and willing to take the time to fill out the application correctly.

Dec 25

I looking to write a professional resume for a job ad for an accounts clerk junior.I have already written one before, but i don’t think the last one really was that good.Any advice on what to include in it or how i should set the template out.Also how should i write a really professional cover letter and examples of one.Basically i’ve studied accounting,business admin,banking,MYOB but i don’t know how to structure and write the cover letter so it really stand out, but i don’t have any "office experience or accounts experience". Any help will be great.thks

Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional cover letter, curriculum vitae or resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

Dec 17

so i was trying to build a resume and i have not made one in so long that i kinda forgot how any employers can give me tips or a example of a great resume to them? I tried going online but everyone is charging to build one so any help will be appreciated

Get a book called "Knock Em Dead" It has examples and everything.

Nov 16

That’s right libs; simple question. After your boy, the pope obaama, got his education (that somebody else paid for) in this country, why didn’t he go back to indonesia where he’s from and revolutionize that third world country? What about his other home away from home Kenya? If your imported lib genius obaama is such a creative innovator, why didn’t he go back to Kenya and work miracles there? In fact, that would be a great idea for a resume that this guy didn’t have when he ran for President in the first place. For example, my experience in electronics is somewhat well versed and not some novice from ITT tech. My experience is in troubleshooting and not design. Yet I’m scrutinized in not having enough experience in a "specific" area. What experience and/or resume did this President you elected have? What credentials does this Indonesian have for you to hand this guy over $850,000,000,000.00 carte blanche, that this country doesn’t have, because he says it’s in my/our best interest, "or the economy will get worse?" Who the frig is he? I’ll tell you who. Some imported lib socialist who read enough about U.S. history in Harvard or wherever in order to create a perverted interpretation of that history. Now, back to my question about his friggin homeland. Why were they cheering with outstretched hands when you elected this guy President? I’ll do you a favor and answer that. It’s because their own perverted destitute countries don’t have anything to offer. The United States does, or rather did. Therefore, now that their homeboy rep is President of the United States, things are gonna "change". It’s going to change alright; like casting pearls before swine. They know they don’t have anything, so it’s time to pilfer the country that does. I hope you lib socialists can afford the change because I know I can’t help support that many pigs. More importantly, neither can future American citizens after me; that is, if there is a United States left in the future. Sorry to ask more than one question at a time, but here is another one. If you libs are so altruistic, why don’t you move to indonesia or Kenya and "change" things there. Don’t forget to take your leader obaama with you. Then, when you make your utopia of economic progress and prosperity in those freak countries, Obaama’s homeland, then you will have a leg to stand on; vis-à-vis your democratic party’s rant about change in the United States (?)

Because Obama’s goal is to DESTROY ours first. He’s got a good head start on it.

TONA…here’s some LOGIC for ya…since you so crave it–Obama went to school in Indonesia at a time of war and where citizens ONLY could attend school. They were NOT allowed any dual citizenship for those same reasons. Lolo Soetero adopted him, and the paperwork was filed so he could be listed as a CITIZEN. Not only this, he went to a Muslim school. I don’t really give a flip about that…but I do about him LYING about it. So…there’s YOUR LOGIC. Feel better now?

Nov 8

I am applying for an internship and they request a detailed cover letter as well as a resume.

I have my resume all done, but not sure what they mean by a detailed cover letter.

If you could please tell me what exactly to put into this cover letter, or know a site with an example that would be great.

Thankyou!!

http://www.careercc.com/resumpr.shtml

The cover letter summarizes your experiences and qualifications. The above site has two examples.

It should cover the position for which you are applying and the qualifications you have for this position.

Look at these 2 sites for specific examples.

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