Business communication developing leaders for a network world 2nd RESUMES

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Identify your Key Selling Points

 To create résumés and cover letters that serve

your long-term career interests , your first step

should be to carefully evaluate your career

ambitions and qualifications

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Identify your Key Selling Points

 Identifying your career goals helps you

accomplish several things in the job search

process

cover letter to project your career hopes

abilities and attributes prepare you for your

Identify your Key Selling Points

 Abilities

skills and knowledge that can be applied to accomplishing work tasks

 Attributes

personal traits or characteristics

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Self-Inventory of Career Interests and

Job-Related Abilities and Attributes

Abilities and Attributes that Establish Credibility in the Job Application Process

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Completing a Thorough

Job Search Process

 Use all the resources available to learn about

your options and ensure that you apply for the jobs that are good fits for you

 Contact and get involved with professional

organizations and visit organizational websites

to learn about options

Most Common Sources of Professional

Networking

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Set up the Message Structure for Résumés

and Cover Letters

 As a university student aim for a single page

résumé

 If you find yourself using more than one page,

you are likely weakening the message about

your key selling points

Major Sections of a Résumé

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Principles of Effective Résumés

 Emphasize accomplishments with action

verbs

 Quantify accomplishments where possible.

 Position your most important contributions

Principles of Effective Résumés

 Avoid buzzwords and jargon

 Be exact and avoid any errors.

 Group and label information to improve ease

of reading.

 Format to distinguish pieces of information.

 Select a simple yet visually appealing layout.

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Getting the Tone, Style, and Design Right for

Résumés and Cover Letters

 The tone , style , and design must be perfect

 How can you make sure that potential

employers rapidly understand your story: the

unique abilities and attributes that will deliver

value to them?

Emphasize Accomplishments

with Action Verbs

 Without exaggerating,

choose verbs that

make your key

abilities and attributes

jump off the page.

 Avoid verbs that undersell your abilities and attributes

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Using Action Words to Emphasize

Accomplishments

Quantifying Accomplishments

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Positioning Most Important Contributions

First

Removing Unnecessary Details

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Avoiding Clichés and Proofreading for Typos

and Misspellings

Grouping and Labeling to Highlight the

Employment Narrative

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Formatting to Distinguish Key Pieces of

Information

Creating Chronological and Functional

Résumés

 Chronological

résumés

present the information grouped

by work and education over time

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Creating Chronological and

Functional Résumés

 Functional résumés

present the information in terms

of key skills.

Developing a Reference List

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References List