A mini resume contains a brief summary of your career highlights and qualifications

A chronological resume starts by listing your work history, with the most recent position listed first

Cold Call -- When a job-seeker approaches an employer (usually through an uninvited cover letter) who has not publicly announced any job openings. See hidden job market and cover letters. Read more. See also cover letters.

Consult government publications such as The Occupational Outlook Handbook at libraries or online.

Inundated by resumes from job-seekers, employers have increasingly relied on digitizing job-seeker resumes, placing those resumes in keyword-searchable databases, and using software to search those databases for specific keywords that relate to job vacancies

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Your accomplishments set you apart

Your accomplishments set you apart from the competition.

our accomplishments set you apart from the competition.

12 Step Resume Guide

A contact was particularly helpful to you at a career fair;

A thank-you letter should be written after:

What is or was your spouse's name or line of work?

The first step in this process is compiling a list of all companies that you might be interested in working for --

A Personal Data Record contains information you will use in your job search. Use it to write resumes. Carry it with you when completing applications. Review it before your interviews.

Experience is experience. You gain new experiences every day. You do not have to be paid for it be considered valid experience.

Doesn't it come off as wimpy or even desperate to send a thank-you letter? Won't the employer think I'm sucking up?

Where have I been, where am I now, and where will my career be if I do nothing?

the one thing that makes a product different than any other. It's the one reason marketers think consumers will buy the product even though it may seem no different from many others just like it.

instead of listing a company and job title, a networking card focuses on your job objective or unique selling proposition