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How To Create An
Electronic Resume?
By: Dumont Gerken Owen, PhD
Many employers require electronic applications.
The following quiz will help you measure your
strategy for preparation for this this type of resume.
- Is your name and how to reach you at the top of
your resume?
- Is your resume printed on only one side?
- Have you used a common type font: Helvetica,
New York Times or Courier?
- Have you used white or light paper?
- Does each section start with a bold font. Do you
avoid underlining, or italics?
- Is your font between 10 and 14?
- Do you avoid stapling or folding your resume?
- Do you use you use single spacing except
between sections on your resume?
- Have you included key words (but not too many)
for the position, occupation, industry or company?
- Does your resume include a summary statement,
a skills summary or accomplishments summary?
If you answered “yes” to most of the answers
above… Congratulations! If you answered “no”,
then you need to check your resume to create it for
an electronic format.
Certified Career Management Coach Dumont Gerken
Owen, PhD helps experienced professionals realize
their unique passions and qualifications and provides
strength, resources, and strategies for successful job
searches or career transitions.
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Showcase Your Achievements
By: Wendy S. Enelow, CCM, MRW, JCTC, CPRW
The more accomplishment-driven your resume, the more effective it will be and
the more interviews you will get. Remember that resume writing is sales and that
you're the product. Showcase the product's distinctive features and you're
bound to make a sale (get a new job)!
Use the following list of achievements to think about what you've accomplished.
No matter how tough our current economic situation, companies are continuing
to hire every day. It's just more difficult and more competitive to find those
opportunities. As such, your accomplishments are more important than ever
before. Think about how you contributed to:
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE & CONTRACTS - It's about the money!
--Improvements in financial performance
--Design/implementation of cost controls and results
--Negotiation of contracts including dollar amounts, profits and cost savings
ADMINISTRATION - It's about organizational efficiency!
--Design/implementation of streamlined work procedures and processes
--Internal and external communications responsibilities
--VIP and executive responsibilities/relationships
ENGINEERING - It's about development and improvement!
--Design of new products and processes to enhance field operations
--Integration of advanced technologies to expedite engineering capabilities
--Leadership of complex, high-dollar projects
HEALTH CARE - It's about quality!
--Positive impact on quality of care and quality of patient outcomes
--Expansion of health care services, programs and outreach
--Development of new health care delivery systems, facilities and procedures
HUMAN RESOURCES - It's about the people!
--Success in recruiting personnel and their performance within the organization
--Enhancements to employee training and development
--Measurable improvements in manpower and organizational productivity
FIELD OPERATIONS - It's about performance!
--Improvements in strategic and tactical field operations, performance and
success
--Improvements in safety, security and protection
--Start up of new tactical operations in response to changing field conditions
TECHNOLOGY - It's all technology innovation!
--Development of new technologies and their financial and/or operational impact
--Involvement in emerging e-commerce, e-learning, Web 2.0,
telecommunications and other technologies
--Success in systems migration, conversion, integration and technology transfer
Wendy Enelow is a resume expert. Visit www.resumewritingacademy.com to access
free resume resources, her professional resume training program, and her portfolio
of on-line resume training summits. She is also the author of various resume books
available at www.wendyenelow.com.
You can find "Expert Resumes for Baby Boomers" by Wendy and Louise Kermark on
our Boomer Friendly Media and Publications page.
Join Wendy and her colleagues for a full day of resume training.
Visit: www.careerthoughtleaders.com/conference for more information.
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