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This discussion topic is designed to help you get started on writing assignment #5, the resume/cover letter/PARC summary.
we examined a video tutorial from Candid Career on resume writing.
For this discussion topic, please peruse the following websites from UMGC’s Career Services unit:
Tips from UMGC’s Career Services Unit on writing resumes
Resumes | UMGC
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Tips from UMGC’s Career Services Unit on writing cover letters
Cover Letters | UMGC
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Then answer the following questions:
For these questions, refer to the Resumes page:
What approach might you take for your resume — the chronological approach or the functional approach? Why?
Using two of the action verbs given, write two accomplishments you have experienced from a previous job.
In the Technical Skills section, the UMGC website gives an example: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PeopleSoft.
However, Lindsay Kolowich Cox does not recommend this type of statement. In her article, “21 Things Recruiters Absolutely Hate About Your Resume,” in point #8, she discourages general statements of this nature. Please see her advice on this point.
What do you think? What types of technical skills should be listed in a resume?
The following advice is given in the Do’s and Don’ts page: Don’t use the word “I” or other first or third person pronouns.
What does this mean? If you need to look this grammar concept up, please do.
For these questions, refer to the Cover letters page:
How long would you suggest a typical cover letter should be?
See the two sample cover letters:
Experienced Sample
Career Changer Sample
How is the career changer sample different from the experienced sample? Using this sample as an example, what advice would you give to a person who is writing a cover letter for a position in a new field, one that is different from their current field?
-https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/resume-tips-things-recruiters-hate
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