Continued Training: Resumes and Cover Letters
Summary This article first outlines what a successful resume should look like and the specific parts that should or should not be included. The two types of resumes, chronological and functional, are formatted differently but still require the same amount of material. Some things that a resume needs are name and contact information, education, work experience, skills, certifications, awards, and much more. Things to leave out of a resume are things like personal information and references. The article also highlights how useful Linkedin is because it can connect you to more employers directly. There are examples of resumes for those with varying experience to show that anyone can create a good resume. Because jobs are so competitive, resumes are filtered by employees, and ways to fit that are to use certain words or phrases and refrain from complex-looking resumes. The last part of the article talks about cover letters, their function and importance, and how to write one. Cover letters...