building careers and writing résumés
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Chapter 15Chapter 15
Building Careers and Writing Résumés
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
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1. List eight key steps to finding the ideal opportunity in today’s job market
2. Explain the process of planning your résumé, including how to choose the best résumé organization
3. Describe the tasks involved in writing your résumé, and list the major sections of a traditional résumé
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
4. Characterize the completing step for résumés, including the six most common formats in which you can produce a résumé
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Finding the Ideal Opportunity in Today’s Job Market
Finding the Ideal Opportunity in Today’s Job Market
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Securing Employment in Securing Employment in TodayToday’’s Job Markets Job Market
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Get OrganizedGet OrganizedStart Now and Start Now and
Stick to ItStick to It
Finding Your Ideal Finding Your Ideal OpportunityOpportunity
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Summary of ObjectivesSummary of Objectives
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Planning a RRésuméésuméPlanning a RRésuméésumé
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Applying the Three-Step Applying the Three-Step RRéésumsuméé Process Process
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Analyze Your Purpose and Analyze Your Purpose and AudienceAudience
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Gathering Pertinent Gathering Pertinent InformationInformation
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Organizing Your ROrganizing Your Résuméésumé Around StrengthsAround Strengths
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Typical RTypical Résumé Formatsésumé Formats
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PersonalBackground
PersonalObjectives
Chronological Combination Functional
Work HistoryEducational Level
Skills andAccomplishments
Summary of ObjectivesSummary of Objectives
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Writing a RWriting a RésuméésuméWriting a RWriting a Résuméésumé
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Writing Your RWriting Your Résuméésumé
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Keeping Your RKeeping Your Résumé ésumé HonestHonest
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Adapting Your RAdapting Your Résuméésumé to to Your AudienceYour Audience
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Composing Your RésuméComposing Your Résumé
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Summary of ObjectivesSummary of Objectives
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Completing a RésuméCompleting a RésuméCompleting a RésuméCompleting a Résumé
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Completing Your RésuméCompleting Your Résumé
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Revising Your RésuméRevising Your Résumé
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Producing Your RProducing Your Résuméésumé
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Design ElementsDesign ElementsKeep ItSimple
AvoidExcess
HardcopyRésumé
HardcopyRésumé
ScannableRésumé
ScannableRésumé
Plain TextFile
Plain TextFile
PDF FilePDF FileMS WordFile
MS WordFile
Online RésuméOnline Résumé
Producing a Traditional Producing a Traditional Printed RPrinted Résuméésumé
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High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper
Professional Professional ImageImage
Printing a Scannable Printing a Scannable RRéésumsuméé
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Keyword Keyword SummarySummary
SimpleSimpleFormatFormat
Creating Digital Résumé Creating Digital Résumé FormatsFormats
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Proofreading Your RProofreading Your Résuméésumé
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Strive forPerfection
Attend tothe Details
Review Personal DataReview Personal Data
Spelling and Word ChoiceSpelling and Word Choice
Grammar and PunctuationGrammar and Punctuation
Headings and ListsHeadings and Lists
Distributing Your Distributing Your RRésuméésumé
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Summary of ObjectivesSummary of Objectives
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Chapter 15Chapter 15
Building Careers and Writing Résumés
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