| Your resume (CV in British English) has
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| | Don't talk about 'managing a major
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| one mission and one mission only: to get
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| | turnover'. Talk about 'managing a
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| you a job interview. Your resume is
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| | $27,000,000 turnover'. Don't talk about
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| usually the first impression an employer
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| | 'extensive teaching experience'. Talk
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| has of you. And as 'you never get a
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| | about '7,000 teaching hours'. Better
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| second chance to make a first
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| | still, talk about '7,300 teaching hours'
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| impression', you'd better get it right
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| | - the more precise a figure, the more
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| first time.
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| | real it becomes.
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| Tip 1: Use design that demands attention
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| | Tip 4: Put important information first
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| Employers don't have time to read through
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| | List important information at the
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| each of your job descriptions to know if
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| | beginning of your job descriptions. Put
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| you have the skills they need. The design
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| | statements in your resume in order of
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| of your resume must do it for them. Your
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| | importance, impressiveness and relevance
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| resume should be concise, well-organised
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| | to the job you want. A powerful statement
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| and relevant. It should emphasise the
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| | with numbers and power words influences
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| most important and relevant points about
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| | every statement that follows.
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| your experience, skills and education.
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| | Tip 5: Sell benefits, not skills
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| Tip 2: Use 'power words'
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| | Holiday companies don't sell holidays.
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| To control the image that an employer has
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| | They sell relaxation, adventure, sun, sea
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| of you, use power words that match the
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| | and sand (the benefits of a holiday). You
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| position you want. Certain words are used
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| | should not sell your skills (many other
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| frequently by recruiters in their job
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| | people have the same skills). You should
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| descriptions. You should study
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| | sell the benefits of your skills. When
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| recruiters' advertisements and job
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| | you write your skills and past duties, be
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| descriptions and use these words in your
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| | careful to explain their benefits to the
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| resume and covering letter.
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| | employer.
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| The most powerful words are verbs. And
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| | Tip 6: Solve your employer's (hidden)
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| the most powerful verbs are action verbs
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| | needs
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| (describing dynamic activity, as opposed
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| | Employers want people who can solve
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| to state).
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| | problems, not create them! Your resume
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| If, for example, you are applying for a
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| | and cover letter should show how you can
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| management post, you should use as many
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| | solve the employer's problems and needs.
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| management skills power words as possible
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| | And in addition to the skills or needs
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| - and use them in the active form, not
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| | shown in a job advertisement, an employer
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| passive.
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| | may have other needs. You should identify
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| Here are some teaching skills power
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| | these additional needs and show how you
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| words:
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| | can satisfy them too. But concentrate
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| * advise
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| | first on the needs listed in the job
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| * clarify
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| | advertisement. Your additional solutions
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| * coach
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| | should come later, after you already have
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| * elicit
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| | the employer's attention.
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| * enable
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| | Tip 7: Target the job
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| * encourage
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| | You will have more success if you adjust
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| * explain
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| | your resume and cover letter for the
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| * facilitate
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| | specific skills an employer is seeking.
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| * guide
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| | This means that you would write one
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| * inform
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| | resume for one particular job and a
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| * instruct
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| | different, modified, resume for another
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| * persuade
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| | job. You 're-package' yourself. In that
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| * stimulate
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| | way, an employer will see immediately
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| * train
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| | that you correspond to the job
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| Tip 3: A number is worth 1,000 words
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| | description. It is not dishonest to
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| People react to numbers! Numbers are
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| | 're-package' yourself. You are simply
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| alive and powerful. They create vivid
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| | presenting yourself and your skills in
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| images in our minds. General statements
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| | the best light for a particular employer.
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| are easy to ignore. Be specific and use
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| | This will help you to get more interviews
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| numbers when describing your duties and
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| | and allow you to apply for a wider range
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| achievements.
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| | of jobs.
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