Posted on Tuesday, 27th November 2007 by Casey
Finding a tech job can be very tough, especially with so many people competing against you. In most cases, you have less than 30 seconds to grab the hirers attention so you need a resume that stands out. Lucky for you this doesn’t mean that you have to use pink paper and cute fonts. There are much better ways of doing this. If you follow the advice in these 5 articles then your resume is sure to get a second look.
How To Write A Masterpiece Of A Resume
“This award-winning guide to resume writing will teach you to write a resume equal to one done by a top-notch professional writer. It offers examples, format choices, help writing the objective, the summary and other sections, as well as samples of excellent resume writing.”
10 Ways To Tweak Your Tech Resume
“eWEEK spoke to experts from recruitment firms and job boards and picked their brains for as much résumé-writing advice as they would dish out, rounding it up below. The best thing we learned: With the right advice, writing a top-notch resume can be a breeze.”
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Résumé Design
“Unfortunately, with the freedom of modern computers and fancy software, comes huge opportunities for abuse. When it comes to résumés, both non-designers and professional designers commit some almost unforgivable sins. Here are the 7 deadly sins of résumé design and how to repent.”
Give Your Résumé A Face Lift
“Even if you can’t hire a fancy designer and are stuck with Microsoft Word, a few tweaks can turn your blasé résumé into an elegant and functional showpiece.”
25 Words That Hurt Your Resume
“So, you’re experienced? Before you advertise this in your resume, be sure you can prove it.”
One last tip. To preserve formatting, convert your resume to PDF format before sending it out. This will insure that it will look the same to the hirer as it does to you. If you don’t have PDF software then PDF Online offers a free online conversion utility.
Feel free to share resume articles that have helped you as well.
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