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Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial:
How to Develop and Polish Your Job-Search Resume

 

Any Additional Ideas for How to Get Started on My Resume?

 

Here are some additional prompts for getting started...

• List 3 strengths you are proud of and give one example of each.
• Brainstorm your major accomplishments (from work, volunteering, education) -- and quantify them when possible.
• Write a bumper sticker about yourself that reflect what you would want an employer to know about you.
• Identify 3 skills or characteristics desired in one of the fields you are considering.
• Make an inventory of your life's experiences.
• Think about the kinds of things that people come to you about for help and advice.
• Start with an outline of various headings (which are discussed just ahead).
• Without regard for wording, start listing everything you can think of for each heading. (As soon as you have something to work with you'll start to feel a sense of accomplishment.)
• Begin to polish your resume into a cohesive marketing piece.

 

 

 

Lost? Go to the Map of the Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial.

 

 

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Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

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