Best resources to write a resume
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It's free and does a very good job of helping you to assemble a resume.
Emurse is very easy to use. The site guides you though writing all of the sections that a resume should have.
Emurse is based completely online. So if you're not sure of the right words to use or you're having trouble summarizing some experience, it's really easy to share your resume privatley with friends or relatives and ask for their assistance.
Heck, you could even post a link to your resume here on Mahalo Answers - there are A TON of people here who I'm sure would help you edit it. The community here is made up of authors, construction workers, architects, even professional job seekers!
Once you're done writing and editing your resume on Emurse, it's easy to send your resume as a web page or print it out for more traditional delivery.
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One thing to keep in mind when building a resume is that most folks interviewing it will only scan it before hand. Knowing that here are some tips:
1. Writing a 20 bullet points per job is a waste of a time. Keep it to five key bullet points.
2. Make sure you put the month and year of your employment. When you put 2006-2007 for a job folks immediately think you're hiding a short employment stink (i.e. December 2006 to March of 2007). It's ok to have short stinks... it happens.
3. If you have two different job titles during your tenure at a company it's a good idea to separate them out--it shows you advanced. I hate when folks put one title for four years. I always ask "what title did you start with?" and if folks explain that it's a small red flag for me as well.
4. A one page cover letter is very important to me. Make sure you spend some time on that. I like cover letters that are specific to the interview: Mr. Calacanis, In my research of search companies on the web I've been consistently impressed with not only Mahalo's mission, but it's ability to rapidly execute. My career has been focused on the rapid development of web-based products and I believe I can fit well with your team and help Mahalo grow from five million users to 50."
That kind of stuff goes very far.... research the hell out of the company and executives you're meeting with. I always do that before I meet with folks.
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http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2009/03/good-and-bad-words-for-a-great-resume.html
http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2009/03/i-hate-objectives-on-resumes-too.html
http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2009/03/three-tips-to-a-great-resume.html
There is also a resume help section on monster.com as well as some other job sites. These are all excellent. The above sites also link to other resume help areas.
Good luck!
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If you prefer to do it online at home then there are many good resume sites. I would recommend the one below. I would also recommend Linkedin.
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M$You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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