Resumes and Letters
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Resume
The resume provides an opportunity to market yourself and highlight your strengths. The average HR official takes 30 seconds or less to skim through a resume so it is important to present a strong and clean document.
Much of your formatting and enclosed information, depends on the field you want to go into. Consider the following examples when creating your resume.
Resume Examples
Tips and Tools
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Action Verbs - Market your passed work using key action words and without repeating yourself
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Writing Bullet Statements - Learn how to create concise and strong statements about your past work history
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Section Headers - Resumes aren't all the same - Browse possible section headers to see what your resume might need to include
Additional Resume Resources
Incorporate Service Learning Into Your Resume
Incorporate Research Experience Into Your Resume
Make Your Fast Food Skills Resume Worthy
Nanny/Babysitting Resume Example
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