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March 22, 2011
The New Resume, What You Should Know
By John Vinson
We're living in a new age. It can be intimidating, especially if you're used to doing things a certain way. If you find yourself in the hunt for a job and haven't written a resume in over a decade, then keep reading. There are a few new key rules to writing an effective resume in the current job market.

Before getting into the new stuff, it's important to remember what's the same. First, grammar is still the most important aspect to an effective resume. If you spend a hour writing your resume, you should spend at least 20-30 minutes looking it over for corrections. Not just spelling, and changing a period to a comma, but shortening sentences and looking over phrases which need changed.

Like years past, always provide a cover letter. When your resume is sitting in a stack, you don't want a list of previous jobs, qualifications, and your work related summary to be what's seen. Having a professional cover letter which helps your work stand out has been, and continues to be a benefit.

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