Chapter 15

Building Careers and

Writing Résumés

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 Finding
Finding the
the Ideal
Ideal Opportunity
Opportunity in
in
Today’s
Today’s Job
Job Market
Market

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 Securing Employment in
Today’s Job Market

Start Now and

Get Organized
Stick to It

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Finding Your Ideal Opportunity

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 Planning
Planning aa R
Résumé
ésumé

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 Applying the Three-Step
Résumé Process

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 Analyze Your Purpose and
Audience

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 Gathering Pertinent
Information

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 Organizing Your Résumé
Typical Résumé Formats
Work History Skills and
Educational Level Accomplishments

Chronological Combination Functional

Personal Personal
Background Objectives
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 Writing
Writing aa R
Résumé
ésumé

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 Writing Your Résumé

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Keeping Your Résumé Honest

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Adapting Your Résumé to Your
Audience

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 Composing Your Résumé

• Using short phrases

• Avoid using “I”
• Offer concrete proof
• Using active statement
• Providing specific evidence
• Don’t use small details

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 Elements of Traditional
Résumé

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 Completing
Completing aa Résumé
Résumé

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 Completing Your Résumé

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 Revising Your Résumé

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 Producing Your Résumé

Keep It Avoid
Simple
Design
Design Elements
Elements Excess

Hardcopy
Hardcopy Scannable
Scannable Plain
PlainText
Text
Résumé
Résumé Résumé
Résumé File
File

MS
MSWord
Word Online
Online PDF
PDFFile
File
File
File Résumé
Résumé

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Producing a Traditional Printed
Résumé

High-Quality Professional
Paper Image

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Printing a Scannable Résumé

Keyword Simple
Summary Format

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 Creating Digital Résumé
Formats

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 Proofreading Your Résumé

Headings
Headingsand
andLists
Lists

Grammar
Grammarand
andPunctuation
Punctuation
Strive for Attend to
Perfection the Details
Spelling
Spellingand
andWord
WordChoice
Choice

Review
ReviewPersonal
PersonalData
Data
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 Distributing Your Résumé

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