The Chamber Employment Guide
A well-written resume is an important component of your overall job marketing package. Its purpose is to present your qualifications clearly and succinctly to prospective employers. Coupled with an individualized cover letter, the resume helps the employer quickly assess your potential value to his/her organization. A resume rarely gets you a job; its purpose is to entice an employer into offering you an interview. Therefore, it needs to be clear, concise and written with the employer's needs in mind.
PREPARATION
Whether you're writing your resume for the first time, or updating it for the twentieth time, it can be an overwhelming experience. Thoughtful preparation can help to ease the anxiety. Begin by assessing your technical and personal qualifications. Next, consider specific types of employers you are interested in and the employee qualifications they are seeking. Then write a resume which describes your qualifications in terms of an employer's needs. Sounds complicated - right? Let's break all that down into more workable terms.
