Résumé Recommendations (Part 7)

Résumé Recommendations

• Don’t use the same résumé for every job application. Re-craft your résumé based upon the specific job description as well as your knowledge of the organization and industry.
• Select a format that highlights your skills and achievements.
• Build action words into your resume.
• Be memorable, but not annoying.
• Don’t shy away from an electronic formats like Visual CV or about.me; here’s my about.me résumé if you want a sense of how one looks.
• For more formatting options, check out the Microsoft templates or try Résumé Resource.
• For convenience, it’s hard to beat Résumé Builder, which will will convert your LinkedIn profile into a résumé with many different formats.

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