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| Resume & Cover Letters | ||||||||
| Resumes should focus upon your most significant skills and qualifications. Let that prospective employer know what you can do for them! These skills can either be summarized at the beginning of the resume or within a specific section of your resume. By listing accomplishments within your resume, you can show how you would be an asset to their company. The Three Most Critical Items of Your Resume Are: **Packaging--the first impression is key to getting your resume noticed **Organization--get the reader's attention in the first 15 seconds **Substance--making your qualifications meet an employer's needs The cover letter is a marketing tool to highlight your skills and state your objective. It should arouse the attention of the reader, be clear, and well-organized. Remember, cover letters are required when the resume is mailed. |
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| References | ||||||||
| Recent student indicate that when job seekers endure long, unproductive job searches, poor references are at the root of the problem 40% of the time. Here are a few things to keep in mind: **Never use personal references. They will give you a good reference, but they don't way much with the employer. **List at least 3, no more than 5, business references. These should be from recent employers and be industry-specific. **Give accurate and complete information. Make sure you have the correct spelling of names and current telephone numbers. |
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| Interview Do's & Don'ts | ||||||||
| Interviews can be a stressful situation. This is your time to sell yourself and land the job of your dreams! Here are some things to remember: **Be prepared, drive by where your interview will be so you won't be late. **Get enough sleep the night before so you will look your best. **Arrive 10 minutes early **Dress nice and be well-groomed **Be friendly and remember to smile |
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| Once have your professionally-written resume, it is time to submit it online. Below is a list of sites that you will want to check out! Take control of your future...submit your resume online and land the job of your dreams!! | ||||||||
| Head Hunter- Over 250,000 jobs available. It is the first and only online recruitment service to empower corporations and candidates to control the position of their job or résumé postings within a search. |
Monster - Search for 226,507 job opportunities. It's one of the most popular job search out there. |
Career Path - Search for 314,092 jobs and post your resume |
Career Mosaic - Search for thousands of jobs and post your resume. |
Hot Jobs - Search thousands of jobs by location, job type and company |
Career Builder - Search nearly all the jobs on the web with one search |
Job Trak - With over 35,000 visitors per day and 3,000 new job openings daily, OBTRAK.COM is one of the largest and most popular employment sites on the Internet. |
| NationJob Online Database - You will find listings of jobs by career field, geographic region, education or salary. |
| CareerCast - Easy to use site with a lot of job openings. | ||||||||
| Career Index - A search engine that will do keyword searches on several job database engines. | ||||||||
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