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Tips for Creating an Electronic Resume
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 15:20 — PattyBy Patty Edwards Shaver
MCV Career Development Facilitator
An electronic resume can be scanned from a hard copy or pasted into an online form or e-mail and can be read by any word processor, operating system or e-mail program. It is saved to a database where an employer, using key words, can search for candidates who possess specific qualifications. Resumes containing key words that match the employer’s key words will be found. Therefore, it is very important to use appropriate key words when writing a resume.
Transform Your Job Marketing Campaign with Résumé Magic
Fri, 05/01/2009 - 19:00 — Patty
By Patty Edwards Shaver
Career Development Facilitator
Does the thought of selling yourself when applying for a job seem like a foreign concept to you? When looking for a job you are, in fact, marketing yourself. In the current economy it’s absolutely necessary to use a strategic marketing approach in the job search. “How do I do this?” you ask. In Résumé Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Résumé Writer author, Susan Britton Whitcomb, waves her magic wand and reveals how to design a résumé that sells.
Résumés and Cover Letters
Mon, 04/13/2009 - 18:52 — PattyBy Patty E. Shaver
Career Development Facilitator
A résumé is a marketing tool that can help you get your foot in the door of a potential employer. A résumé should be designed to present your personal inventory of skills, experience and accomplishments and education. It should emphasize your job qualifications and personal strengths.
The job seeker uses a resume to make a good impression on a potential employer in order to get called in for an interview.
