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Resumes That Rock
16 expert tips
about writing cover letters and resumes for administrative assistants
By Karen Porter
Publisher/Editor, The Effective Admin
It's never too early to update your resume,
even if you're not searching for a new job. Why? Updating your resume is a
valuable reminder to yourself of your practical value to employers.
Refer to it when preparing your business case for a raise request or when
preparing for your annual performance evaluation. Your resume is a good
reminder of your achievements for your company as well as your capabilities
and skills.
And if you suddenly find your company, or life, in upheaval and need to
start searching for a new job, preparing your resume is one less stressful
activity to worry about. You've kept your resume current so it's nearly
complete. Just polish it, print it and add a cover letter targeted toward
each individual employer and position. Then drop it in the mail, fax it or
e-mail it per the potential employer's preference. It's so simple, right?
Hardly.
If you could really capture your essence in a bottle and send it to the
prospective employer, you'd certainly get the job. Why? He'd know how
polished, enthusiastic, well-qualified and perfect you were for the position
compared to the other trillion candidates applying too. Unfortunately, it
doesn't work that way. Your "essence" has to go into the brief resume and
cover letter versus a bottle. And that's how the potential employer knows he
or she just MUST meet you in person.
"Your resume is a snapshot," says Anne McKinney, author and editor of "Real
Resumes for Administrative Support, Office & Secretarial Jobs" by PREP
Publishing (www.prep-pub.com).
"And when a resume is a great resume, from head (its objective) to toe (its
personal section), an employer can really feel that he has met you. He might
not know exactly what you look like but it's a photograph of you in lots of
ways that you've brought to life. And that's not easy for most people to
create since they're not writers."
Here
is advice McKinney shared that should help make your next resume and cover
letter writing experience easier and more focused...
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