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April 11, 2011
Ten Common Sense Tips For Polishing up Your Resume
By Glenn Letham
Glenn Letham Posted by Glenn Letham It seems lately we've had some awesome activity in our GISuser career center, with many interesting job postings coming through. Something I have noticed though is resumes being mis-directed. What I mean here is people sending their resume to the wrong email address (ie. they send to our info @ email address) the result of not following instructions provided in the job posting! Having looked at some of the resumes, it also becomes clear to me that many people are in need of help in creating an effective resume and cover letter to make their pitch. Common things I observe are emailed resumes that have little or no effort, appearing as if they are being mass distributed. These are emails that are being sent often with no clear, descriptive subject, no salutation, and a hodge podge of information dressed up as a resume – I can only imagine what HR people must go through on a daily basis!

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