Using a Resume That Best Displays Your Talent

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Preparing a one to three page, substantive resume is a radical departure for many, who, for years have frequently had the luxury of submitting lengthy, immensely detailed "life histories" of prior working background.

Prepare now to totally change the mind set to the task of preparing an employment application. To facilitate the transition to the world of concise resume preparation we offer the following, very basic pointers:

• Be focused: Decide upon the two or three positions that are desirable to have during the next six to 12 months. Compose the resume to address the knowledge and skills possessed that might be compatible with those of the positions of interest.
• Be realistic: Rationally and objectively assess skills, as well as strengths and weaknesses. See if the conclusions reached are a match with the expectations established in accordance with the job choices previously identified.
• Be concise: Avoid crowding the resume with unnecessary details or descriptions of skills or training not significant in nature or directly related to the qualifications for the positions of interest.
• Be aware: Write the resume as if submitting for review by someone who has no technical understanding of the kind of work done in positions previously held. Imagine explaining the skills used to a friend or a next door neighbor who has never worked in that type of position. Minimize the use of acronyms, if must be used, explain what it represents, what processes or systems it describes, and the knowledge, skills or abilities associated with it.
• Be specific: Concentrate on describing only specific and significant knowledge and skills in the background. Be sure they are related to the positions of interest.
• Be open: Describe skills and experience in universally accepted terms readily understood in both the public and private sectors.

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