Success Factors for Your Resume

Written by Peter Hill, CPRW


You know you're good...real good. The problem, though, is that you are struggling to demonstrate just how good you are on paper.

Ah...the resume. If you've ever written one you know what a challenging task it can be.

The Gregg Reference Manual tells us some fundamental facts about resumes:

* The purpose of your resume is to get you an employment meeting. An interview. Your resume will not get you a job.

* Your resume is not a medium for telling prospective employers about your long-term goals and aspirations. It is where you appeal to their hiring motivations by demonstrating what you can do for them, communicatingrepparttar experience you have acquired and skills you have developed.

With these basic concepts in mind, let's summarize several other elements that your contemporary resume must include:

R = Review of your qualifications E = Essential information only S = Showcase your value U = You are Unique! M = Market yourself E = Effectively gets you noticed

-------------------------------------------- R = Review of your qualifications -------------------------------------------- What skills, education, or experience (paid or unpaid) do you have that make yourepparttar 101810 ideal candidate forrepparttar 101811 opportunity, industry, or career you are pursuing? These data bits arerepparttar 101812 building blocks of any resume. They are absolute musts.

Most self-written resumes do a pretty decent job of listing skills and education, but fail miserably inrepparttar 101813 Experience section. More on how to address this challenge when we get torepparttar 101814 "S" below.

---------------------------------------- E = Essential information only ---------------------------------------- Your resume should not be a voluminous listing of everything you have done, everywhere you have done it, and every club or association you've ever been affiliated with. Chisel your copy down to content that is relevant to your target job/career path.

Suppose you are a marketing professional. Your memberships inrepparttar 101815 American Marketing Association,repparttar 101816 Direct Marketing Association, andrepparttar 101817 Public Relations Society of America belong on your resume.

Your memberships inrepparttar 101818 local dog trainers club andrepparttar 101819 American Dog Owners Associaiton can clearly be left off (unless you are applying for a marketing position withrepparttar 101820 Humane Society).

------------------------------------ S = Showcase your value ------------------------------------ Value. Employers want to know specifically what value you can bring to their organization. If you earn an hourly wage, you are not paid byrepparttar 101821 hour -- you are paid byrepparttar 101822 VALUE that you bring to that hour. If you are salaried, you don't get paid byrepparttar 101823 month -- you are compensated forrepparttar 101824 VALUE that you bring to that month.

Going Solo On Valentine's Day: Advice For Singles

Written by Toni Coleman, LCSW


The stores are decorated in candy hearts, flowers and bears. Every TV or radio commercial reminds you that it's time to remember your sweetheart on this special day for lovers. Your feelings range from sadness, to revulsion to anger. What's a single person to do? The following suggestions are designed to both answer that question and to help you have a good day after all, while working to make it your last solo one.

1. Celebraterepparttar day by planning an activity that is meaningful and enjoyable to you. Choose something that provides you with a special treat. Go to a day spa for "the works", plan an intimate dinner for 3 or 4, go ice-skating or torepparttar 101809 movies with a fun friend, or go out to dinner and a movie with a group of other singles. Focus on what you enjoy and make a conscious decision about how to markrepparttar 101810 day. Un-Valentines Day parties are very popular and can be a lot of silly fun. You can attend one or throw one of your own.

2. Design a relationship-building plan for 2003. Letrepparttar 101811 holiday provide you withrepparttar 101812 motivation to take risks, try new ideas and gainrepparttar 101813 knowledge that will enable you to find and create a lasting, intimate relationship.

* Sit down atrepparttar 101814 computer or with pen and paper in hand and get your plan written down. * Begin by making a list of resources that can be used to help you meet available singles. These can include: on-line dating sites, singles groups, volunteer activities, or participation in sports or other activities that you enjoy. * Decide when and how often you will participate in any activity you have chosen. *Make a budget for both time and available funds for this purpose. * Do your homework and research each resource sorepparttar 101815 information will be available when you need it.

3. Review those resolutions you made, or make some if you haven't yet. Think about what is really important to you. Remind yourself that implementing and sticking to these will help ensure that you are really ready for that special relationship. Beingrepparttar 101816 kind of person you want to be with isrepparttar 101817 first step. Begin with concrete goals. For example: stick with a healthy diet, exercise three times a week, plan one organizational task per week, etc. Taking care of yourself and living well, will optimize your chances for relationship success. Start today.

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