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To prepare yourself properly, invest in a good book on how to write "job-winning" resumes. Select a book which discusses both the cover letter and the format of the body of the resume. The most important part of any resume package is the cover letter the applicant sends as part of the resume. | ||
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states the specific job the applicant is applying for, explains why he believes he is
qualified, and pointedly asks for an interview. In most cases, you'll be able to provide
an "all-purpose form letter" which your client can adapt to any position that
interests him. More later about actual writing of the resume and the cover letter.
The format and style of the body of the resume are the items you want to learn from your book. Resumes of today generally follow this outline:
Once you're organized with space and equipment, you're ready for business. All that's necessary from this point on will be advertising, client interview, and producing the final product. Your advertising needs, in comparison with many other businesses, need not cost you an exorbitant amount of money. It should, however, be consistent and eye-catching. You should contact your area's most widely read newspaper and arrange to run a one-column by one inch ad every day for the next six to twelve months. By purchasing your ad space on a daily insertion basis, and over at least a six month period, your rate will be much lower than the rate charged for shorter contracts.
Aside from an ad in the newspaper, and perhaps a similar one in your area shoppers' papers, the only other advertising efforts you should worry about are those that don't cost money - free bulletin board announcements, radio and television talk show in terviews, and low cost flyers, circulars or brochures that describe your services.
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