1. How To Create A Power Resume

2. What Is A Resume ?

3. A resume is a summary of your employment history and qualifications.
What Is a Resume?
A resume is a summary of your employment history and qualifications.
Key Concept: The facilitator should stress that the resume is highly personalized. There is no one correct way to organize a resume, and writers should never simply copy a resume format. Job applicants should think about what makes them qualified for the position they are seeking, and they should stress these qualifications throughout.

4. What Is a Resume?
A marketing tool that includes information about your education, work experience, and special skills

5. Types of Resumes ?

6. Chronological Resume:
A chronological resume provides an overview of your education and employment history

7. Chronological Resume:
A chronological resume lists everything by date, most recent first

8. A functional resume focuses on your skills and contains no dates

9. Combination Resume:
A combination resume combines features of both the chronological and the functional resume

10. Combination Resume:
A combination resume enables individuals with little to no employment history to highlight their skills

11. A Good Resume Should

12. A Good Resume Should:
Create an instant and favorable impression of you as a potential employee.

13. A Good Resume Should:
Be well organized and contain a readable layout that is visually pleasing.

14. A Good Resume Should:
State your objective and position that you are applying for, i.e. Entry level part time sale clerk position.

15. A Good Resume Should:
Use action verbs, i.e. planned, instructed, prepared, NOT DID, to emphasize your skills and qualifications.

16. A Good Resume Should:
Contain statements that sell yourself to the employer, i.e. Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

17. A Good Resume Should:
Document your interests, hobbies, and extracurricular activities. Employers look for outgoing and active individuals.

18. A Good Resume Should:
Contain interests that relate to your career goals, not just watching television or listening to music.

19. A Good Resume Should:
Include relevant activities and honors that you could discuss with your prospective employer or that have given you valuable experience or skills.

20. A Good Resume Should:
Contain a cover letter that is written on paper that matches your resume.

21. Be mistake free and one page in length. Less Is More.
A Good Resume Should:
Most employers will spend 35 seconds scanning a resume to determine whether to schedule an interview or to discard a resume. These general guidelines will help employers locate information quickly and easily on the resume.
Be mistake free and one page in length Less Is More.

22. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Food For Thought:
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.