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Resume Writing

Having a good resume is essential to a fruitful job search. Having a great resume can secure an interview with your employer of choice. Writing a resume takes practice, experience, and good advice. This article covers the key points to help you draft that great resume.

1. The Objective

• Indicate career goal but focus on employer's needs.
• Start the resume with stating a functional objective.

2. The Summary

• Summarize career highlights including transferable skills, expertise, accomplishments
• Focus on work ethic, values, being focused with a vision or detailed-oriented, motivated, and energetic
• Use the job qualifications on the announcement as a guide; the summary should mirror those qualifications
• Answer the question: "What can you do for the organization in the job you are applying for?"

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