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Roadmap• Welcome• Introductions• Housekeeping• Materials• Objectives• Expectations

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You are selling yourself in your cover letter. Show your value as a potential employee.

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• Salutation.• Supporting paragraphs.

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Guidelines• Specific person • First 20 words• Be concise• Proofread

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Tailor your résumé to the specific job you are seeking.

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• Steps to preparing a résumé • Effective résumé guidelines

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Three formats• Chronological• Functional• Combination

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Helpful hint

Use worksheets to gather the personal information you need to write a résumé.

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• Name and contact information• Objective statement• Résumé section headings

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• Summary of qualifications• Work history or experience

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• Education• References

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The résumé, like your application, is a screening device, so be sure to turn in a high-quality product.

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• Length of résumé• Words and fonts• Layout

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• Fancy binders• Acronyms• Personal information

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Use in both:• Résumé• Cover Letter

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• Use key words.• Don’t use fancy scripts or italics.• Don’t use graphics, lines

or boxes.• Keep all elements at left margin.

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