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Crafting an Effective Résumé for Your Job Search

A well-crafted résumé is essential in your job search, serving as a vital tool. It summarizes your education, work history, skills, and achievements, tailored for each position you pursue. Keep it updated and ensure it can be submitted both on paper and online. Include information that showcases your qualifications but avoid irrelevant personal details such as age, marital status, or health. A concise résumé, ideally no longer than two pages, is key to securing interviews and demonstrating your professional capabilities.

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Crafting an Effective Résumé for Your Job Search

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  1. How to write a résumé A well written and up-to-date résumé is a very important tool in your job search

  2. What is a résumé? • A résumé is a description of your education, work history, volunteer activities and personal strengths and achievements • Each résumé that you write will be slightly different depending on the position you are seeking and the employer it is written for • You should keep your résumé up to date • It can be submitted as a paper copy or electronically

  3. What to include in your résumé • A résumé provides a potential employer with: ∙ initial information to get you an interview ∙ a summary of your work history, skills, achievements and experience ∙ information about how you perform in different work situations ∙ information about what you have accomplished

  4. What not to include in your résumé • Do not include: ∙ your age, marital status, number of children, condition of health, religious beliefs or political beliefs (unless your religious or political affiliation is relevant to the position) ∙ negative reasons for leaving previous jobs (such as: ‘I was asked to leave’.)

  5. What not to do in your résumé • Do not say you have done something that you haven’t • Do not make the résumé too long – no more than 2 pages is recommended for school students and school leavers.

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