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Entering the Civilian Workforce: Your Journey Starts Here  \nPart II. Choose a Career You’ll Love and Never Work a Day in Your Life  \nPart III. Professional Branding That Gets You Noticed!  \nPart IV. Make the “Call Pile” With Attention-Grabbing Resumes and Cover Letters  \nPart V. How to Ace the Interview…and Stand Out From the Crowd  \nCopyright © 2013 Grantham University. All rights reserved.  \nPART IV  \nMake the “Call Pile” With AttentionGrabbing Resumes and Cover Letters  \nTable of Contents  \nI. Prepare to Make a Great Impression  \nII. Modernize Your Resume  \nIII. Common Misspellings to Avoid  \nIV. Beef Up Your Experience ... and Your Resume  \nV. Lose the Cliches and Make More Headway With Your Cover Letter  \nVI. Poisonous Grammatical Errors  \nVII. Anatomy of a Civilian Resume  \nVIII. Anatomy of a Civilian Cover Letter  \nIX. Anatomy of a Federal Resume  \nX. Anatomy of a Federal Cover Letter  \nXI. Professional Portfolios for a Lasting Impression  \nCopyright © 2013 Grantham University. All rights reserved.  \nPrepare to Make a Great Impression  \nHaving a well-crafted resume is important in your transition to the civilian job market. It’s how recruiters initially size you up, so put forth your best effort to make a great first impression!  \nWith that in mind, the following suggestions will help move your resume to the top of the recruiter’s call list    \nMatch qualifications with requirements  \nSpend time analyzing the job description and tailoring the wording of your qualifications before submitting your resume. Your resume must reflect experience that matches the job description. Visit O*NET’s Military Crosswalk to obtain an accurate translation of military titles to civilian job titles. Simply enter your military occupation code and O*Net provides a list of similar or equivalent job titles.  \n Make the most of six seconds  \nAccording to a Business Insider article, recruiters spend an average of six seconds on each candidate’s resume. To have your resume read and considered, here are two suggestions:  \n• Showcase your major accomplishments that set you apart from other candidates  \n• Structure your resume in an easy-to-skim format  \n Check and double-check spelling  \nOne of the worst things you can post on your resume is ‘pays great attention to detail,’ and then have several misspelled words or incorrect sentence structures littered throughout the document.  \n• Take a break after you’ve written your resume so you can avoid speed-reading when you proofread.  \n• Have a friend proofread it, as well. 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Simply copy and paste a job description into a word cloud generator and the images you create will indicate what key words you should include in your resume.  \nVisit Wordle or Wor","cbCaijDx0bn3BUzx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijDx0bn3BUzx","pdf",617894,"English","# Part IV: Make the “Call Pile” With Attention-Grabbing Resumes and Cover Letters\n## Prepare to Make a Great Impression\n## Modernize Your Resume\n## Common Misspellings to Avoid\n## Beef Up Your Experience—and Your Resume\n## Lose the Cliches and Make More Headway With Your Cover Letter\n## Poisonous Grammatical Errors\n## Anatomy of a Civilian Resume\n## Anatomy of a Civilian Cover Letter\n## Anatomy of a Federal Resume\n## Anatomy of a Federal Cover Letter\n## Professional Portfolios for a Lasting Impression","[{\"question\":\"How can job seekers create a strong first impression with their resume?\",\"answer\":\"Tailor resume language to match the job description and highlight major accomplishments that differentiate the candidate. 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