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The key to finding a job is deceptively easy: to match the needs of employers with the skills offered by workers. The problem is getting both employers and workers to meet. To do so Work Source, the state of Washington’s premier job search resource offers databases and job posting sections. However, finding a job advert is only the beginning. Once you find the job opening you must apply for the job and convince the employer your are the best person available for the job. Unfortunately, in periods like now, with high levels of unemployment, even relatively low paying jobs have a lot of hopeful applicants. How can you set yourself aside from the competition. Well, if you are not a friend of the manager, your best tool is a well written resume. Never written a resume? Maybe you have but were not satisfied with the results? The truth is writing a resume is not an easy task. That is why Work Source, Washington’s premier job search and resource website, offers unemployed workers access to valuable assistance in the writing of effective resumes.
Writing A Resume
The hardest part of writing a resume is to get started. So let’s do just that. Get yourself a piece of paper or open a new window in your word processing software.
Step 1) Now start thinking about what experience and education you can include in the resume. You don’t need to include every job or skill you have, focus on those that are related to the job offer.
Are you already feeling overwhelmed? You have never written your own resume and this sounds way too complicated to try alone? Click here and learn about WorkSource’s resume workshops.
Step 2) Choose a format type for your resume. There are four main types included in WorkSource’s resume guide: chronological, functional, combination and curriculum vitae, or CV. The titles are rather self-explanatory but we will review them anyway. The chronological resume is good for workers who can show a smooth and constant history of education and work. If you have gaps in your work history where you had no work for a year or more and you cannot explain it adequately, as in “I had a baby” or “took care of my mother”, this may not be the best model for you. The functional resume focuses on the skills you can offer and organizes the report by the skills and experience you can bring to a job. This format is ideal for workers who have skills, knowledge and experience but lack formal training.
Step 3 is to choose the focus of your resume. You should adapt the style and content of your resume to the job you are applying for. Would you like to learn how to do that ? Click here for more information on resume building offered by the state of Washington for unemployed workers.
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