| What to expect
from your resume
Resume: A brief account
of one's professional or work experience and qualifications,
often submitted with an employment application Dictionary.com
Whilst we all know that a resume is an essential tool
for job-hunting, it actually has a range of purposes.
Understanding these can help us to create resumes that
best serve our needs.
From an employer's perspective the resume is a very
useful tool. It provides:
- a history of the applicant
- a track record of performance
- a summary of experience in a short, easy to read
document
- information through which to screen out unqualified
applicants
- a tool for interviewing
- a document for personnel records if the candidate
is offered a job
From the job applicant's perspective, the resume has
one and only one purpose: to obtain an interview for
the applicant.
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