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How to create a great resume?

I'm currently applying at some jobs online, but i need to know how to create a great resume. Can someone help me pls.

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1. You can try by getting a lot of experience from various places, such as the hospital, or the homeless shelter. Get a wide variety and include them in your resume.
2. Tips for preparing an effective résumé. 1.All work counts. Anything you have done that is valuable and productive counts as work, even if it’s volunteer. Think about your RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS in your activities. What work have you done that has provided you with a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment? Have you held office in an organization? 2.Do your homework. Before answering an ad, learn something about the company. How would your skills help the company make money? 3.Study the ad. What industry words or other important information is written there? Do you have the necessary experience, training and/or education to do this job? Can you find a way to include industry words in your résumé? 4.Have a plan. Ask yourself: What do I want to do? Who do I want to work with? Where do I want to work? What level of responsibility do I want to assume? 5.The employer’s needs. What does the employer need to have done? Why are you better than anyone else? 6.Brainstorm, then fine-tune. For each section of your résumé, write down everything you can think of. Then eliminate everything that is not directly relevant to the job you’re seeking. 7.Image. Make sure your email address is appropriate. Create a “hotmail” address for employers’ response. Most employers will not respond to “sexymama.” 8.Make your résumé easy for the employer to see why you’re the best candidate. Organize your résumé into five sections: Objective, Summary of Qualifications, Relevant Skills and Experience, Work History, Education 9.Attitude. Make sure every section of your résumé demonstrates your commitment to the employer’s goals. Make sure your résumé is free of errors. Avoid bright colored papers or fancy borders. 10.Manners. Plan out a thank you note, so you can send it out the same day as your interview. Keep the job ad, contact information and interview information together.
3. feel great !
4. Anne: Keep your resume brief and to the point. In order for your resume to get any serious attention, your skills and experience must be relevant to a perspective employer. A good test is to ask yourself "So what?" after every entry on your resume. That said, let me make a suggestion that helped me 16 years ago to find a phenomenal job/career. Go to the library, bookstore or Amazon.com and pick-up a copy of "What Color is Your Parachute?" You'll discover that firing out resumes is not the best way to conduct a job search. However, the book provides excellent direction on how to get the job that you really want. This book has been updated over the years so make sure you get the most recent publication. Best of luck to you in all that you do! Lew
5. - Dont follow the usual format what others follow. - But make sure that basic information is very clear in the first page. Ur name,qulification and exp etc. - Put some thing creative it actually depends on what kind of job ur trying... - Finally put some information or hobby which is totally irrelevent or opposite to ur job. Happy job hunting...
6. Below are some sample resumes for your reference: http://www.resume-resource.com/samples.html Here are some tips: 1. If you have less than 10 years of experience, you want your resume to be one page. 2. Generally, clearly show your name, mailing address, email address if available, and best phone number(s) to contact you. 3. Then show your education, work experience, any interests, achievements, and skill sets. Under your work experience, it is not a list of your job descriptions (this is a common mistake). You should instead indicate what you have accomplished and the results. Use action verbs. 4. If you are looking for your first job or intend to change job function / industry, you may want to state your objectives. 4. There is no one “correct” format. It depends on your profession and personal style. 5. Also, try not to use technical words and jargons. Do not abbreviate. You can post your resume at: http://www.monster.com http://www.careerbuilder.com http://hotjobs.yahoo.com Other good references are: http://www.vault.com http://www.wetfeet.com I would also go to your bookstore and find a resume book in the business/career section. You can also find more examples and templates online if you do a search. Good luck and have a nice day.
7. Anne, I want to add to the previous responses: With a resumé + cover letter you aim to get a job; in business they only have a vacancy to solve a certain issue. That issue may just be "not enough hands to get the work done", but it also may be something like "is she the one woman who can finally deliver that special design?" .. Other scenarios may apply as well. So you best study the job ad carefully and find out who they need for what and how YOU fit best in that ... then write your resumé and cover letter. It is NOT wise to have just one standard CV and submit that with every job application .. instead, fit both resumé and letter to the position you seek. Use google to find lots of websites that can help you with setting jup CV and letter; in general the CV is more static, describing why and how you qualify; the cover letter should be rather short, describing why you seek that job and in two lines or so why (only) you could do the job. Depending on your personal style, your age, the local culture, the corporate culture, the culture that comes with the position, etc. etc. you may choose from a very formal and business style to a very personal and creative style and format, even including video and a URL to your personal website with flash, etc. etc. A few things I think you should DO/NOT do: - Do not use the same CV for all jobs (like I wrote above) and keep the same CV for years ... - You don't have to list always all the past jobs in one row; if you've had several different positions you can very well list them per type of position; in that way you also can "hide" a period of time without work .. - Using the previous .. put the job experiences that best fit to the new position on top; - Not too many diversions/hobbies, and be selective too; "collecting stamps" may not help you if you want to get a job in advertising; if a hobby is "reading" be sure you can tell them briefly about 2-3 books you've read recently .. and you have a quick answer for "What book did you like the most/least?"; same with "watching movies". - Study information about the company/business unit and prepare some clever questions yourself; you may ask friends to help you with that but be sure to keep the questions at the right level .. they must fit your level and that of the position .. If you're applying for a programming job in IT, it looks rather strange to ask about (very confidential) investment strategies in certain markets in China .. instead read their views about IT in the annual report or use google to check whether the VP IT (or whatever the person's title is, CIO, SVP ICT, ...) has recently given an interview ... - If you are, for instance, seeking a job in the medical profession, your (2-3) questions must be different; - In all cases discuss with friends what answers the company rep may give .. so you know how to keep the conversation going for some minutes at least .. - In all cases and in every situation Stay With Yourself, don't try to behave like another person .. If the situation or the interview becomes unpleasant and if you don't longer want the position, just end the conversation, thank them for the opportunity and their time ... If you nevertheless want the job, tell them diplomatic why you don'f feel at ease .. Be Honest at all times ... anything else will backfire sooner or later; - If they ask something and you don't know it, just say so .. or ask them to rephrase the question; nobody can allways know an answer to any question ..; if you rather don't want to answer certain (personal) questions ... tell them too, or ask why they need to know .. and what the relevance is for the position .. Chance is that they are NOT interested in the answer, but they are interested in the way you handle the question ...! Regards & success, Edwin F.S.