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How To Write A Resume... (Functional)
First you need to do a little homework on yourself. You are going to need to be honest with yourself and be proud of you! Don't leave anything out; if you volunteered in church, member of societies, head coach of base ball team, these things are important. They can show leadership.
Gather your history, and professional work history, write down all of your accomplishments. Now you should look at all of your transferable skills, you have transferable skills that you have used all of your life; such as,
(manage time effectively, leadership abilities, able to manage a budget, etc.) This is your time to brag!
Ok, Ready! Now let’s make it eye catching, something that will catch the employers attention immediately. Experiment; start with some borders or horizontal lines with some professional color, olive green, a nice two tone gray, or blue is good too! The first two items that should bring immediate attention is your name and a career title, your name should be big bold and professional, font anywhere from 18 to 24. Next what are you looking for, are you in sales, or plumbing? I don’t know unless you say so. Your contact info is very secondary. Font should only be about 9/10.
Ok now, DO NOT USE an Objective
(Looking to find a job to utilize my skills and to grow). They do not care if you want to grow or be comfortable. They want to know what you have to give to them to bring in revenue and to make them the best company. What have you accomplished, what can you bring to them. IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU. Example:
“Demonstrated success in exceeding sales by 200% in less than 6 month, bringing sales up to $1.5M.” You need a summary of you and your proven accomplishments, (about 1 or 2 short paragraphs is great).
Next some organized columns of “Areas of Expertise” this is where your actual skills and transferable skills come in. Use about 3 or 4 for each column; the next section is Professional Accomplishments. Let’s say you’ve had 8 years in management, 5 years in customer service. Break them up into sections, first management: Provide everything that you have accomplished in management, proven abilities. Revenues that you have increased, % and or $ amounts are very important. You need to use some rich key words depending on your history and where you are applying. Do the same for the customer service, then bullet point on them. Now, list the companies that you worked your title and dates. Follow this with your education, volunteer or memberships.
This resume represents you; make it the best that it can be…… You just need to spend some quality time putting this together; you cannot just throw it together. No one will call you if it looks like a text message.
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Janis Barat
Resume Professionals
