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Later, we might glance at a cover letter attached to the résumé if we were considering an interview, but if all the contact information was included in the résumé, as it should be, we might well never look at the cover letter. All that work on a job seeker’s part for nothing. Read More…

Posting Your Résumé

Where you post your résumé is up to you. You can start by taking a look at all the recruiting Web sites we mentioned in the first part. Naturally, you can post your résumé at any of these sites. Most are free, but some are fee-based. As is the case with many employment agencies or headhunters, employers pay to list their job openings, but job candidates do not. Read More…

1. Failing to correct a typo in your résumé. Those who distribute résumés—electronic or otherwise—that contain typos are known as unemployed.

2. Omitting an objective or a summary in your résumé.

3. Lying about either your skills or your experience. Read More…

· When you finish, spell-check your document, and then ask another person to read it over. Remember, spell-checkers don’t pick up errors such as two for to or too.

· Verify that all information is correct, especially dates. It’s easy to make a typo when entering dates. When you’re satisfied with the appearance and content of your résumé, save it again. Read More…

4. Select a monospaced font for your résumé.

In a monospaced font, each letter and each space takes up the same amount of space, as it would on an old standard typewriter. Click the Format menu, and then click Font to open the Font dialog box. In the Font list, select Courier New. In the Size list, click 12, and then click OK. Read More…