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• A busy human resource staffer needs someone like you, but is overwhelmed by job requirements
• Friday at 4 p.m. she wades through 500 resumes—450 are totally inappropriate for the job
• 40 are "maybes” and will never be called because they are "maybes”
• 10 are OK, but none stand out
• 7 are screened out
• You are the best qualified person for this position—your resume is 499th from the top of the pile
• Exhausted from reading so many inappropriate resumes, hungry and wanting to go home, she doesn't "read between the lines" of your resume and identifies you as a distant "maybe”
• Your resume disappears into a hard drive, never to be seen again
• 3 are invited to in-house interviews
The Importance of Career Decision in Resume Writing
To write the most effective resume, youmust know what you want.
Research:� The career field you want to pursue� Where the jobs are and who is hiring� What qualifications you need to attain� How to best market your qualifications
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Northwest FloridaNortheast FloridaCentral FloridaSouth Florida
Northwest Florida 46%Northwest Florida 46%
Northeast Florida 28%Northeast Florida 28%
Central Florida Central Florida 19%19%
South Florida 7%South Florida 7%
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Major Employers
ONEThttp://online.onetcenter.org
Skills Analysis
State Bureaus of Labor Statisticswww.labormarketinfo.com
Employment Trends
Occupational Outlook Handbookwww.bls.gov
Skills Analysis
An ad on paper that requires 15-30 seconds to read, designed to capture the interest of a potential employer, and develop the desire to give you an interview.
Resume Definition
ScannableScannable ResumesResumes• Use Key Words
• Scanner Friendly
•Use easily legible font
•Avoid
Italics
Script Underlining
Graphics
•Online applications
–Usually chronological
- begin with most
recent experience
•Online applications are:
–Key Word Focused
–Left Adjusted
–Graded
Scannable Scannable ResumesResumes
Paper Resumes� Professional look and feel, good visual appeal, white space for
readability� Page Length – 1 to 2 pages� Font –Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, Helvetica, Palatino,
Univers. NO DECORATIVE FONTS
� Font Size – 12 point� Font Styles – bold & capitalization to highlight key areas� Paper Color – white, light gray or ivory� Proofread and Spell Check
Place your name and page # on all subsequent pages of your resume
Resume Format� Chronological
� Functional / Skills
� Combination
• List work experience
– BEGIN WITH MOST RECENT
• INCLUDE:– DATES OF EMPLOYMENT
– NAMES OF EMPLOYERS
– JOB TITLE
–RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
ChronologicalChronological
ChronologicalFocuses on work history
Emphasizes
• Work Objective
• Professional Skills
• Accomplishments
FunctionalFunctional