THE BEST RESUME IS A SIMPLE RESUME

What every employer wants to know is whether you are qulified for the job and whether you are honest and hardworking. So whether it is an online resume an email of your resume or even a hard copy of your resume you need to be honest about your credentials.

The three major sections are

• Personal Details
• Career Details
• Academic Details

The career part of your resume will be omitted if you are a fresher.

List your personal details like Name, Address, Phone Numbers, Emails on the top of the Resume.

List Education and highlight or put your relevant diplomas that are apt to the job requirement first. In case you are qulaified in a number of other fields include them only if they are relevant to the job or industry you are applying.

• Mention reference and work experience/internship.
• Mention Award of excellence in whichever field you have attained them.
• Mention about the various software packages you know.
• Mention your career objective and this may help you if your employer does not look at your cover letter.

A properly worded resume is much better than a lengthy one.

RESUME WRITING FOR LAZY GUYS AND GALS

"Necessity is the mother of invention" is an old quote. Well I could change it a little bit and say that "Laziness is the mother of invention" as well.

The truth of the quote is that there are so many resume writing softwares and an entire industry out there just catering to the job and career seekers.

You are lazy to use what you have to churn out your resume and want to use the same old resume everytime. Microsoft has made it easier for you with its resume templates. There is a glut of templates in the market and now there are softwares that do everything for you.

Winway resume deluxe, Resume Maker career edition and professional edition , Resume workshop Pro, Resume writer deluxe , Power Resumes, My resumes, Resume Fast and so on. Well the list will go on for the simple reason that someone needs to start something new and so many will try to follow and better it. Competition succeeds and we who need to write a resume get lazier and ask for more inventions of these.

Well laziness of some, prompts others to become inventors. So now you are ready to get your resume writing software. Think again are you going to spend some money some one showing you what to do something you already know. In case you are facing a time constraint and want a million resumes for different situations then go along and purchase these inventions that are meant to make resume wiring easier.

Other wise just keep an eye on this blog for more information related to Resumes and for tips and secrets to make your resume a rocker.

SWEET SECRETS TO MAKE YOUR COVER LETTER COUNT

Short and sweet is how we like information provided to us. Google may throw up a whole lot of results when you run a search for your own name and you may find many with the same name. Celebrities like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Eminem may be in the top of the list with many people searching for information on them.

Your search for a cover letter may seem as elusive as finding out the information you want on these celebrities. The internet out there is filled with junk and just do not pick up any junk for your cover letter. My best advice is to do the writing all by your self and score higher. You may become a celebrity one day just because you have your own style. That daay is never far off here is a few secrets can help you in your immediate need (your cover letter).

1. Stick to the simple. You do not need to brag about your vocabulary. Just read your letter out to a kid at a school and if he/she does not understand what you are saying. Scrap it.
2. Use Active voice when you are furnishing further information or telling about yourself. Do not beat around the bush. When you are simple and address the issue right away then it is more effective. In case you are looking to go for the interview. Just tell them right away; “Will be happy to attend an interview and will call up discuss about the interview timings” and make that call when you assume they have go the cover letter and your resume.
3. Another polite way of saying it is: “Will be pleased to meet you at the earliest to discuss my credentials and how it can be useful to your needs. I can be reached at Phone number 1111-1223 -1212-3133 and will call you to follow up as well just to make sure my application has reached you.”
4. Split your cover letter into smaller paragraphs so that it is easy to skim through and get the required information.
5. Well be sure to add a note at the top highlighting the post/requirement you are applying for. In case you feel it is too loud on the top. Place a small note at the bottom indicating what you are applying for.