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1.  Personalize as well as customize your résumé. 2.  Don’t just list your job description and tasks in each job. Describe the goals and reasons you were hired and how you achieved them. 3.  Liz Ryan, workplace expert and in demand speaker says to avoid, “corporate speak” such as “results oriented individual”, “excellent communication skills” [...]

Guest Post by  Jessica Holbrook, CEO of Great Resumes Fast We’ve all heard of the book, but what a great principle to apply to our resumes, cover letters, and job searches.  Instead of utilizing a generic or jack of all trades (and master of none) resume, we should be using (and with great success) a [...]

Block Format (Standard Business Format) Type every line flush with the left margin and begin at the top margin. (double space) Return address of the letter writer: 1600 Main Street Somewhere, Kansas 12345 (four single spaces) Date: December 1, 2008 (double space) Complete name, title, and address of the recipient. Use “Mr.” for a male [...]