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Synopsis
Resumes: Choosing a Resume Format introduces resume writing and the most common resume formats.

Audience
This course is for anyone who wants to create a potent resume that gets results in a job search.

Time
4 hours

Product Code: RSMC01
After completing Resumes: Choosing a Resume Format, the user should be able to:
List the functions of a resume
Explain the fundamental rules of writing a resume
Describe and differentiate between chronological, functional, achievement, hybrid chronological, and hybrid functional resumes

The Many Uses of Resumes
Why do you need a resume?
Your personal road map
Ready, set, network!

Resume Commandments and Formats
Write about your future
Don�t tell all
Write about achievements
Don�t write about stuff you hated doing
Never lie
Resume contents and formats

Chronological and Functional Formats
Less is more
No paragraphs
Format, format, format

Achievement and Hybrid Formats
Using achievement resumes
Hybrid based on the chronological resume
Hybrid based on the functional resume

This course has the following features:
Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to develop a resume
A file containing the text of the exercises
Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
A course index
A glossary
A Skill Assessment

Resumes: Starting Out with a Bang (RSMC02)
Resumes: Packing a Powerful Resume (RSMC03)
Resumes: Circulating Your Resume (RSMC04)


 

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