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Using Resumes Effectively
A good resume is an important job search tool, but like any tool it's only as
good as the person using it.
Much has been said about selling your employment skills to a prospective
employer. It isn't enough to have the employment skills that an employer desires
if you don't have the ability to market them. That takes job search skills and
an understanding of how to use your resume effectively when networking.
Job search strategies range from the simple and common to the innovative and
complex. Here are some of the more common strategies and guidelines. The
successful job seeker masters these skills.
Get out there and circulate your resume. Give it to anyone who might help you
get a job or who might know someone who can help you, especially:
Employers with advertised job openings
Employers with no advertised job openings
Employment agencies
Vocational and college placement offices
Personal and professional networking contacts
People you list as references
Executive recruiters
Your instructors
Tips for Using Your ResumeResumes should be sent to a
person by name. Avoid sending the resume to a job title such as "Production
Manager." It will take extra effort, but do your research and find out the name
and title of the appropriate person to whom your resume should be sent.
If you're asked to send your resume to personnel or human resources, do so.
Then also send a resume to the person in charge of the department in which you
want to work. Most of the