Having a well-written resume is vital in any job market. It can make the difference between getting an interview or not. With so much competition for openings, you need a resume that sets you apart from the other candidates. Below are some terms that can help you achieve that goal.

Reverse Chronological Resume – Outlines a person’s job history, starting from the current or latest position and working backwards. The flaw in this type is that it is easy to spot long periods of unemployment.

Functional Resume – This type is arranged by job function instead of by year. This allows potential employers to focus on the skills you have aquired throughout the years.

Template – Many people write their own resume and cover letter. A template can help you achieve a professional-looking resume. This is an example of how a resume should be designed. These samples can be found online and are often specialized for specific positions. It is important to remember that some templates are only examples, not outlines. To make the most of your resume, the samples should be tweaked to fit you personally.

Cover Letter – This is usually a mandatory addition to a resume, especially when you apply for higher level employment. This essay basically introduces you to the HR manager who is in charge of filling the open position. In it, you can include why you want the job and what unique skills or advantage you will bring to the company.

Curriculum Vitae – Latin for “course of life,” this is sometimes requested by companies as an alternative to a resume, mostly for the academic and medical industries. A curriculum vitae is more comprehensive in a lot of ways. It includes your education, job history, special skills, all in a greater depth that you would find in most resumes.

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iPhone and iPad apps are up and coming. Look into that~! Here are a few questions you need to ask yourself about what areas of Computer Science jobs do you want or think in this venue.

1) What am I good at?
2) Do I want to work for a big company or not? Small are good.
3) Work on iPhone apps or classical software firms?
4) Where will you get an advanced degree? (i.e. as more advanced degrees come with CS majors, jobs and career-tracking towards management.)

I hope that helps you!

-Jason

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Tenet 2: connect creatively with HR and managers. Think outside the HR box. It has to be done in this modern web 2.0 day-and-age.

Tenet 3: echo your skills. Tell others about what you are good at. It might lead to a job via a simple conversations over drinks.

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You know what?

That is complete bunk… It isn’t true!

Most individuals in the employment field : Recruiters, Hiring managers, HR personnel, are totally aware that this December is not going to be any different than the rest of the year. Yes we have a recession, but the outlook for next year is that it will definitely be a better year all around. Employers are looking for new employees that can start immediately after New Years.

Let’s get rid of these pesky holiday job search rumors:

Rumor Number 1: Companies don’t hire during the holidays.

Truth: Yes the Holidays are extra busy and stressful but companies hire ( big time) in December: Why?

(A) Companies need to use up the funds in their budget or they lose it next year.
(B) Hiring managers need to tie up loose ends with unfilled positions before the end of the year.
(C) Some Employees tend to quit their jobs around the holidays. Why?

They have job offers but don’t want to quit before they get their…yes…you got it …BONUS!
This means end-of-year job openings that must be filled fast.

Rumor Number 2: There aren’t any good jobs available During the Holidays.

Truth: (Reread Truth number 1 above) Your chances of finding a job in December are as good as in any other month. Hiring is the end result of a need; not time of year! In fact waiting until after the 1st of January can set you back.

Rumor Number 3: Don’t bother looking for a job the middle of December.

Truth: The interview process does not stop because of the Holidays. You may need to be more flexible,but the more available you make yourself the better your chances . Other candidates will make the mistake of thinking they should wait until after the first of the year and so you can stroll on in, show your initiative and personal drive and land the job of your dreams.

Truth: At the risk of repeating myself, it is a perfect time to send out your Resume. With job seekers going on vacation and employees quitting their jobs, Recruiters hiring managers and employers are under the gun trying to find qualified employees. Take advantage of this scenario and send out your professional resume in volume.

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First, focus on the structure. An ideal structure consists of Name and Contact Information, Career Summary, Computer Skills, Professional Experience, Education.

Then, consider the length. For entry-level purchasing positions, a one-page resume is appropriate. However, “If you have more than five to seven years of experience, then you want to have a two-page resume,” according to Tonia Deal, President of Tonia Deal Consulting, a leading supply chain recruiting firm. “I will not submit a resume over three pages.”

Next, ensure that the Professional Experience section is done well. List experience from most recent to oldest.

Within the Professional Experience section, have headings listing each company and the years you’ve worked for those companies. But an additional commonly ignored item that employers and recruiters like to see is a short description of those companies.
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“Who is this company? What do they do? I want the annual sales,” says Deal of company descriptions on the resume. She explains that employers like to “know the type of organization that [candidates] are coming from.”

Underneath each company heading, you should include subheadings for each position you’ve held accompanied by dates you’ve held those positions. Under the position subheadings, include your responsibilities and achievements in bullet point or paragraph form. For responsibilities, Deal indicates that she finds the following information helpful:

* The categories you’re responsible for buying
* The annual spend you’re responsible for
* The type of supply base you’ve dealt with
* The number of team members you’ve supervised
* The purchasing organization’s structure (e.g., centralized), particularly if “the individual [has] been part of restructuring the company,” she says.

For achievements, Deal admits “The first thing that I will look for is numbers,” such as “Improved delivery performance by 50%” and “Initiated structured cross-functional global sourcing process to accelerate $20 million of annual savings.”

“I love it,” Deal exclaims when asked about a candidate including credentials such as the SPSM Certification on a resume. “I like to see it right under Education.”

Including a certification on a resume “is really critical,” in Deal’s opinion. “I really want to see that because that should be highlighted.”

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Now you think your résumé is perfected after you sent it through your spell checker on your laptop sitting at Caribou, or your favorite hot spot. You’re done. Great. Then you sent it off by email that instant with one quick read-thru. You had to email the HR manager that day. Well, think again. You wait a week and call the company and ask about your application, and to your disappointment you get the run around: call this person, get their voice-mail and get no callback. Wait. You need to know that most spell checkers do that, just do the checking on the exact word, but not the context of the sentence, or what I like to call, idea-editing. Idea-editing is a new way of saying the flow and coherence of the paragraph or prose section you’re writing. It’s more than grammar. For example, let me write this sentence for you: “Sinking too have a long term professional relation-ship…” Sometimes you don’t know what you are writing when you are working under pressure or typing fast. You get the idea here? “Sinking too” should be “Seeking to.” And the hyphenation? Bad mistakes and ones that spell-check overlook and would not even get you past the part-time HR personnel. No spelling mistakes and writing coherence is Commandment One in any job application.

So how do you get around this dilemma? There are some very simple ways to avoid these problems.

First, you should do your spell checking on your PC at home where it is quiet so you can pay attention and focus on your writing. Hitting “OK,” or “CHANGE” is not always a fast process and we want it to be fast. Forget fast and start thinking “PERFECT.” Take your time. It’s okay to take your time. It’s that job you’ve always wanted. Don’t you think it’s worth the time?

Second, I said I would get back to what Tony Soprano would do. Here it is: Tony would have Carmela read his résumé and cover letter to him aloud. This is what I do with my Apple computer. I have a program that can speak any text I highlight. So I “speak” any text I send out to any company. The reading out loud makes you hear the actual words and see if the sentences make any sense. And coherent writing can be really seen in this step. Your boyfriend or girlfriend can even read it aloud for you. Your ears know if it sounds bad or not.

Third, another step you need to consider is the emergency element. One of my college writing professors, Dr. Black, who was one of the hardest writing instructors I had, said this in our Technical Writing class: “An emergency on your part is not an emergency on my part.” Sometimes doing a rush-job on your résumé and cover letter is unavoidable. True. But you can still have someone read it aloud, get a speaking program if your boyfriend or significant other is just a bad editor or reader. My point is: you should prepare ahead of time and not have it be a rush-job, sending your résumé off five minutes before Caribou closes. Give your writing and your editing time to “settle.” Dr. Black always seemed to be right.

You must read through your résumé once again for accuracy in percentages or numbers, dates of employment, city names, and contact accuracy. You know best your work history and career aspects. Again, look for missing and extra words, and once more for spelling and idea-editing.

Lastly, when you are listening to where your wife pauses in your résumé and cover letter, this actually could mean you’ve written something confusing or inaccurate. That is where I am lacking, as I just use my Apple. Have your significant other read it, and after you get their feedback, revise your résumé and your cover letter so that it’s 100% error-free. And I know Tony and Carmela Soprano would be proud of you!

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If you’re presently conducting a job search, why not make the most of your profile? Give employers the information they need—and direct them back to your profile. Recent statistics state that 90% of hiring managers are using social media to research potential candidates. Leverage this information, and utilize it to your advantage. Simply stated, add your LinkedIn profile address to your resume.

WHERE DO I ADD MY LINKEDIN PROFILE?

The most common place to add your profile address is in the header of the first page. This gives the hiring manager a Web address to view—and the opportunity to see more detailed information about who you are and your career history. If the hiring manager is going to be researching you online anyway, you might as well direct them to information that you can control. Besides, having them read your LinkedIn recommendations only reinforces the positive reputation and brand you’re trying to build.

ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

Make sure your profile is chock-full of professional recommendations from colleagues, former supervisors, etc. This way, when a potential employer is reviewing your profile they’ll find your recommendations—and it will only make you look all the better.
USE A CUSTOM PROFILE ADDRESS

Instead of using the generic URL address that LinkedIn assigns to you, go into your profile and edit the URL so that it has your name in it. This way, the URL is shorter and looks more professional on your resume.

ENSURE THAT YOUR PROFILE IS NOT AN EXACT REPLICA OF YOUR RESUME

If the employer is looking for additional information aside from that which is contained in your resume, it’s best to not repeat everything that is already on your resume in your LinkedIn profile. Utilize additional details you did not include in your resume, and be sure to use keywords and terms that are searchable so a recruiter or hiring manager completing a search on LinkedIn can find you.
The moral of the story is: If you’re not including your LinkedIn profile address on your resume, maybe you should be. If 90% of employers are using social networks and online searches to dig up more information about you—the potential employee—why not provide them with the best information possible.

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iPhones or iPads don’t get you a job. You do. And let me tell you why. Getting the resume into the hiring manager’s inbox or on her desk is the goal. Another dose of the obvious: computers don’t hire; people do. Nor do iPhones or iPads. Y-O-U do. iPhones don’t connect you to the right people. It’s a great technology to have and use. But it’s not the cure for getting you the links and connections that you need for a career that fits you best. The guy I met in the subway system adjacent to the Japan airport was from Ohio, an English teacher and someone that was living in the Tokyo area for years. He knew where to send me and places to call. We exchanged contact details and I thanked him.

Hand Deliver Your Resume or Email Directly to a Hiring Manager. It’s the old fashion networking option. That’s what I did. I took myself to the subway. I did not rely on Google for all my life’s woes. It was my fault in someway in Japan, but I like to live by the seat of my pants when I travel internationally. I did what I had to do: I hit the pavement hard. I think some of my predecessors, a generation back, have real good ideas about what it means to get a good job and a happy career.

Call, email directly to a manager for an informational interview. Talk to people. Yes, you even can find people on LinkedIn to email too for a short interview about the company you are interested in. But it’s all about the human network, not about the savvy of the technology at hand. The technology helps, and I wouldn’t live without my iPod or Twitter. It makes my life easier and connected, but it does not rule the actions of my career hunting. Move. Act. And think that networking is a living and breathing animal to be grasped and mastered. Don’t revert back to the technology that helps you in getting a job.

The chap I met in Japan had more insights into what I needed to do than whatever Google-Japan didn’t offer. Some say unless you get a long face-to-face with the hiring manager, you will not get the job. I disagree. After creating a top-notch professional resume and cover letter, your next major goal should be to meeting hiring managers at companies by networking and getting your feet on the cement like I did in Japan. A certain and powerful way to increase your odds of meeting a hiring manager (even short meetings) is to pick up the phone and call, or even walk down for an informational interview with a resume in hand. Give it to the front desk person. You don’t know what will happen.

But give it a go. I did in Japan and it worked out first-rate. Here’s are some Twitter-like suggestions (short, pithy sayings as advice): Never just email send your resume and leave it at that. If they’re not available, just leave it with the receptionist. Would that be OK? Say this: I’d like to stop by and drop it off. When I do, I’ll ask for you. If you’re available, I can introduce myself and personally give you my resume. It will give you a huge advantage over other candidates who simply mail or email their resumes. Getting a mini-job interview at the same time is SWEET!