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Create your resume online using the Optimal Resume site. |
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Pick up
a copy of the Rutgers Career Services Guide or read it
online.
Read the section on resume writing. |
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Review
the sample resumes in the Career Services Guide. Determine
which resume or combination of resumes best reflects your background. |
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Begin writing
your resume. You are the single best resource on yourself--your
coursework, your jobs, your activities, etc. As you write your
resume, refer frequently to the "Resume"
section of the Career Services Guide for pointers and
also to the model resume for graphics. |
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Type out
your first draft. Don't worry about formatting, fonts or spacing.
Keep it to about one page. |
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Don't worry
about the objective statement at the outset. For many students
it's the hardest statement to write. It's probably a good idea
to do your objective statement last. |
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Get some
feedback on your resume. Stop by Career Services during drop-in
hours or resume blitzes. A career counselor will critique your
resume. No appointment is necessary. |
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Have your
resume also critiqued by a professor or someone working in your
field of interest. A second opinion can be beneficial. |
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Make your
"final" revisions. (Keep in mind, though, that your revisions
are never really final. Your resume will keep evolving as your
career unfolds.) |
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Have a
good supply of resumes copied. 100 is probably a good start.
Use a good white bond or slightly off-white bond paper. Avoid
fancy colors and heavy paper. |
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See our
Electronic Resume Action Plan to create electronic and scannable
versions of your resume. |
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| Putting
Your Resume To Good Use |
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Submit
your resume to the employers of your choice that will be coming
to campus to interview via CareerKnight. |
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Bring plenty
of resumes to career days on campus. |
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Send your
resume with a cover letter in response to newspaper job ads,
Rutgers job listings, or directory entries. |
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Use your
resume as a networking tool--give it to friends, parents of
friends, local merchants, relatives, or professors--anyone who
will take it. |
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Send it
out as part of a letter-writing campaign to employers in which
you have an interest. |
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