Find solution
How to write a cover letter and my resume?

How to write a resume/cover letter?

  • I am a uni student, I'm good with MS office, I have a nice smile. I do engineering, civil specifically. what does a resume usually include?

  • Answer:

    Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips: 1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc. 2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer; 3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned; 4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.; 5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left; 6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly; 7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues; 8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase; 9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc. In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file. Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries. Good luck!

7SRX2N6F44ALUCXR7PWJCX6XUI at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

Was this solution helpful to you?

Other answers

I can definitely help you write an amazing resume but you don't want to put anything like that...you need to make it stand out, especially in this economy. I am a professional resume writer and I write each resume "from scratch", therefore, I don't use templates. Feel free to check out my website at www.resumesbyapro.com. I will write you a professional, personalized, and eye-catching resume! I only charge $35 and that includes a free cover letter and thank you letter. There are tons of testimonials and I am also on eBay, Merchantcircle.com, and can provide client referrals. I have an 100% client satisfaction rate with 1000's and 1000's of clients! My contact info is on my site. Thank you!

Melissa

Use a template to get you started (MS Office has them).

ssjagta18

There are many websites that have sample resumes and cover letters - Monster.com is just one example

not 2 B fooled

A good cover letter's job is to entice the reader to turn the page and look at your resume. I'd include in a cover letter a short introduction telling why you're writing, what benefits you believe the company will experience by hiring you, supported by a brief reference to your resume, and finally a concluding paragraph that lays out what your next steps will be. I've posted an example and audio file stepping through the example (for free) at http://www.SteverRobbins.com/coverletter. A common mistake is trying to repeat your resume within the cover letter. Don't bother, that's what the resume is for. You should only mention your work experience in the resume insofar as it supports your claim that you can be a valuable employee. As for resumes, they should include contact information, optional objective (what kind of job you're looking for), a summary of your school experience, your work experience, and a *very brief* section listing hobbies and interests. You can arrange your work experience chronologically, as a list of jobs, job titles, and responsibilities. You might also arrange them by skill or function, in which you have a section that is titled "Project management" in which you list your various project management experience. When possible, list what you did and the results the company experienced. "Managed launch of FIZZO-brand Soda, generating $10 worth of sales in first 90 days." Your resume should stay on one page (unless you have decades of experience)

Get-It-Done Guy

Related Q & A:

Just Added Q & A:

Find solution

For every problem there is a solution! Proved by Solucija.

  • Got an issue and looking for advice?

  • Ask Solucija to search every corner of the Web for help.

  • Get workable solutions and helpful tips in a moment.

Just ask Solucija about an issue you face and immediately get a list of ready solutions, answers and tips from other Internet users. We always provide the most suitable and complete answer to your question at the top, along with a few good alternatives below.