RESUME – APPLICATION & INTERVIEW

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RESUME – APPLICATION & INTERVIEW

THE RESUME IS A FORM OF ADVERTISING THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET YOU AN INTERVIEW

7 QUALITIES RESULT ORIENTED KNOWS HOW TO GET THINGS DONE WELL ROUNDED SHOWS SIGNS OF PROGRESS PERSONAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FLEXIBLE AND INNOVATIVE STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS

THE FORMAT AND STYLE YOU HAVE GOT 30 SECS TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION THE RESUME SHOULD LOOK SHARP TO BE READ CAREFULLY

NEATNESS A CLEAN TYPEFACE (AVOID ITALICS) HIGH GRADE LETTER SIZE PAPER (WHITE) ENVELOPE AND APPLICATION LETTER – MATCHING STATIONARY USE AMPLE MARGINS GOOD QUALITY PRINTER

THE LAYOUT MAKE THE INFORMATION EASY TO GRASP USE HEADINGS TO BREAK UP THE TEXT UNDERLINE OR CAPITALIZE KEY POINTS INDENTED LISTS TO ITEMIZE

MECHANICS HEADINGS / LISTS  GRAMATICALLY PARALLEL GRAMMAR, SPELLINGS, PUNCTUATION SIMPLE & DIRECT WRITING STYLE SHORT PHRASES BEGINNING WITH ACTION VERBS ONE PAGE RESUME IS IDEAL