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Tips for good resumes  \nSelecting information for your resume  \npage 2  \nA standard resume should include ...  \npage 3  \nResume 1: Outline and example  \npage 4-5  \nResume 2: Outline and example  \npage 6-7  \nCover letter: Outline and example  \npage 8-9  \nApplication letter: Outline and example  \npage 10-11  \nResume checklist  \npage 12  \nResume worksheet  \npage 13-14  \n10 tips for effective resumes, and and using electronic resumes  \npage 15  \nResumes and application forms are two ways to provide employers with written evidence of your qualifications and skills. Generally, the same information appears on both a resume and an application form. The way it is presented differs.  \nSome employers prefer a resume and others require an application form. This booklet presents the basic information to include in your resume.  \nYou want to apply for a job. Do you need a resume? That depends on the kind of job you’re applying for.  \nRESUME REQUIRED  \n• Professional, technical, administrative and managerial jobs.  \n• Sales positions.  \n• Secretarial, clerical, and other office jobs.  \nRESUME SOMETIMES REQUIRED  \n• Skilled jobs  \n(Examples: Baker, Hotel Clerk, Electrician, Drafter, Welder)  \nRESUME NOT REQUIRED  \n• Unskilled, quick turnover jobs  \n(Examples: Fast Food Server, Laborers, Machine Loader, Cannery Worker, etc. )  \nThere are many ways of organizing a good resume. Depending on the job, you should choose the format that best highlights your skills, training, and experience.  \nA resume must be very easy to read so that an employer can see at a glance who you are, where you can be reached, what kind of work you can do, and why you’re qualified for that kind of work.  \nA resume should be short, preferable one page typewritten. It must be error free. It includes honest, positive information that is related to your job goal.  \nA good resume will open the door for an interview.  \nWhen do you use a resume?  \n• To respond to a want ad  \n• To give an employer more information about you than the job application gives  \n• To send to a company you’d like to work for  \n• To give to an interviewer so he or she will ask you about the positive things on your resume you want to talk about  \n• To leave with an employer after an interview as a reminder of your skills and abilities  \nTips for good resumes  \nYou need two types of information to prepare your resume:  \n1. Self information. Completing a background and experience list will give you the self information required to prepare your resume.  \n• If you’ve worked before, list your jobs. Next, write down the work duties for the jobs you’ve listed. Now, think about the skills or talents it took to do each work duty. Write them down.  \n• List your hobbies, clubs you belong to, sports you’ve been involved in, church and school activities, and things that interest you. Look at the first item on your list. Think about the skills or talents  \nit takes to do that item. Write them all down.  \n• Look at the abilities (talents) identified on your background and experience list. You have talents that you use everyday. Now, find out what JOBS can use your talents.  \n• Don’t limit yourself. The important thing is not the job title, but the skills and abilities of the job.  \n2. Job information. Gather specific information on the job you’re applying for. Here’s what you need:  \n• Job duties (to match your skills to the skills needed to do the job) . Get your job duties from the job announcement. If the job announcement or ad is vague, call the employer and ask for a description of job duties.  \n• Education and experience required (again, so you can match your education and experience with that required for the job) .  \n• Hours and shifts usually worked.  \n• Pay range (make their top offer the minimum acceptable!) .  \nSelecting information for your resume  ","cbCaimNBRH9wbia3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimNBRH9wbia3","pdf",851239,18,"English","# When do you use a resume?\n## RESUME REQUIRED\n## RESUME SOMETIMES REQUIRED\n## RESUME NOT REQUIRED\n# Tips for good resumes\n## Self information\n## Job information\n# Selecting information for your resume\n# Standard resume sections","[{\"question\":\"When is a resume required, and when is it sometimes required?\",\"answer\":\"A resume is required for many professional, technical, administrative, and managerial roles, as well as sales and office jobs. It is sometimes required for skilled jobs, while it may not be required for unskilled, quick-turnover positions.\"},{\"question\":\"What two types of information do you need to prepare a resume?\",\"answer\":\"You need self information (background and experience, work duties, skills, hobbies, and related talents) and job information (job duties, required education and experience, work hours and shifts, and pay range).\"},{\"question\":\"What should a standard resume include?\",\"answer\":\"A standard resume should include contact information, an employment goal or job objective, and typically a summary of qualifications (optional), work experience or work history, and education relevant to the job.\"}]","Resume Writing - A Basic Guide for the person with little or no resume writing experience | PDF",1790055193,45]