Writing_a_resume
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Writing a Resume

If you are seeking a position which requires a formal application...as do most business, educational, technical and scientific positions...writing your own resume may be one of the most important pieces of writing you will ever create. Writing your resume can get you an interview which leads to employment or it could mean eliminating the possibility of getting the position, or even prevent your having an interview. Writing your own resume has several advantages. First, writing it yourself doesn't cost you anything but your time. Second, you know more about yourself than you can possibly fully relate to any other person. Then there is the fact that writing your own resume, using your own "voice" will lend the document the strength of your own personality.

Some employers limit the length of a resume to a single page or two. Even if this is not the case, in writing of a resume you need to keep it as brief and succinct as possible while covering all the pertinent aspects of your experience.

There are two major approaches to writing a resume in terms of organization. Some employers like to see a chronological history of employment and will not an application that does not show this chronology. Unless you are applying for your first or second position in the business world, writing your resume will include a list of previous employers, with position held, and the dates when you were employed. Simply writing this information does not, however, relate information about special skills, accomplishments, recognition for work performed or your own preferences in terms of duties and responsibilities. By simply relating in your writing that you were a production manager, for example, reveals nothing about the level of responsibility you had, the diversity of situations you faced, or the positive results that may have accrued as a result of your management skills.

There are ways of writing a fairly standard resume that permits the writer to emphasize special skills and accomplishments. By writing headings such as "Areas of Expertise" or "Major Accomplishments" your writing can be directed to your own special skills and experience. This portion of your writing can be brief yet cover areas of achievement you wish to emphasize in order to establish qualifications for the job.

When writing the portion of your resume that covers previous positions and places of employment, these listings should be chronological showing your most recent position first and working your way back in time. As a general rule, if your work history is significant, it is not necessary to go back beyond the first position relevant to the specific application you are working on.

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