| Purpose of
your resume |
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A resume is a brief, concise
document that presents, and effectively sells, your most relevant
and positive credentials for employment, admission to graduate school,
consideration for a scholarship or fellowship, or other professional
purpose. |
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A vita, or curriculum vita,
is a more extensive document typically used by those with graduate
education who are pursuing positions in academia or research. See
more about vitae
(curriculum vitae). |
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An effective resume
gets you an interview, not a job. |
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An employer will usually spend
15 to 20 seconds reviewing your resume, so the content
of your resume must be clear, concise, and targeted to the type
of job for which you are applying. |
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If your resume has a typo or grammatical
error, it will probably jump off the page to an employer, and this
is a way to weed you out of a candidate pool. Your resume may be
the only chance you get to make an impression, so make it a good
one. |
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| Also
see: |
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Resume formats and samples |
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Resume software and templates |
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Vitae
(curriculum vitae) |
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Length of your resume or
vita |
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Content / sections of your
resume |
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"Should I include
my GPA?" and other FAQs |
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Most frequent resume mistakes |
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Scannable resumes |
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Resume critiques |
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E-mailing resumes |
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Printing, photocopying
& mailing resumes and vitae |
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