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Resume Writing
Perfect your personal sales document and get that interview
Resumes that will get you an interview
Imagine one hundred emails or a pile of one hundred resumes. It's late on a Monday night and the HR Manager Director has twenty minutes to cull that pile into no more than ten for potential interviews.
How to write a resume or CV
A guide to the basics around writing your resume with explanations of the elements you need to include and two sample resume templates to help you create your own.
Different resume formats
There are three common resume or CV formats: chronological, functional and combination. It is important to consider each style and which is going to most effectively correspond with what you are looking to achieve.
Executive Level Resumes or CV
Love it or hate it you are going to need to rely on your resume during your search. There are no right or wrongs on style or content, however we do have views on best practice and have included our 12 top tips on Executive resumes.
Sending out your resume
Once you are satisfied with your resume, the next step is to consider how to circulate it. You want to be sure that the right audience receives and understands your objective. Think about your target market and which medium is most appealing for them....
Keywords - for your resume or CV
Your resume will be at the height of its effectiveness when packed with keywords. Much of the recruitment process is automated, include keywords to ensure you are found and interviewed.
The "Stay-at-home" section of your resume
The biggest mistake you can make in your resume is to refer to the time you have spent at home as 'stay-at-home mum'.
Writing a cover letter/email - top 5 tips
Your covering letter or email is very important. Think of it like a birthday present - Do you expect it to be wrapped and come with a card or bow tie?
Graduate & early career resume writing - tips when you have little or no work experience
We all start our career somewhere with a blank piece of paper. No matter what stage you are at, senior executive or university graduate, your resume is still your sales document. You need to tailor your resume throughout your career to incorporate as many transferrable or life skills.