Archive for the ‘Writing Resumes’ Category

In art, resumes are different. Actors use pieces of papers with text stapled to head shots. For other artists, their body of work is their resume. These are most commonly showcased in a portfolio. As a complement, the artist usually creates textual support to outline work that has been exhibited and/or reviewed. A studio art [...]

An actor’s resume is arguably the most interesting and most fun to create and screen. The documents itself is divided into three parts. The first part is contact information. Use bold type and larger sized fonts for this. List all your contact numbers- you need to be easily reached for a job. List your email [...]

Like medical resumes, legal resumes are also customized and specific. These are used for jobs as legal secretaries, attorneys, and paralegals. Like any employer, most law firms are looking for potential employees who have some experience in the related field. In this field though, good grades, research skills, computer skills, and strong and effective communication [...]

Some people don’t know that for specific and specialized fields there are specific and specialized resume templates that should be used. One such field is the medical field. Because of the professions in the medical field, the resume of an individual applying for a position in this field should be written with absolute care. In [...]

There may also be instances where you need to present a resume but not necessarily for the purpose of applying for a job. This could be in such cases where you are used as a reference for someone, or if you are being asked to be used as a consultant on something specific. In mini [...]

If you are going after a position that you feel fits your skills make-up perfectly, then a targeted resume is the template best used. This kind of resume takes a little more effort than usual as it requires specificity and clarity. In this template, your possible employer will see the customized list of skills specifically [...]

An equally popular resume type is the combination resume. This is very similar to the chronological resume in that you are still listing your previous work experience. Like the chronological resume, this is a good kind of resume template to use if you have a solid work background. The first part of the resume should [...]

If you are considering a change in career or if you are someone who took a break from working and have now decided to come back and rejoin the workforce, the kind of resume you should be using to market yourself is the functional resume. A functional resume focuses on your skills and previous work [...]

If you think your resume is about you, well, it is and it isn’t. It may seem like a professional autobiography but it really is not intended to be so. Its content is all about how you sell yourself but the audience is your possible employer. When you successfully pass the initial screening and are [...]

When preparing your resume, make sure to know as much as you can about the position you want. If you know the “mission-vision” of the company, understand the directions it wants to take, know the industry the company belongs to and its competitors, you can use these to gauge your value to the employer and, [...]