How to write the Resume&Cover Le.docx

HowtowritetheResume&CoverLeHowtowritetheResume&CoverLetterAA:I'mAviArdittiwithRosanneSkirbleandthisweekonWordmaster,adviceongettingajob.RS:It'saquestionseverallistenershaveaskedus,soweturnedtoahumanresourcesconsultantforanswers.AA:SharonArmstrongrunsacompanythathelpspeoplefindjobs.Shesaysthefirststepistodraftashortresume--nomorethantwopages.ARMSTRONG:"Itshouldbecustomizedtothecompanyorpositionyou'regoingfor.BythatImeanitshouldusethelingooftheindustry.Itshouldbeclearandtargeted,easytoread,ongoodbondpaper,anditshouldbeperfect.Thereshouldbenospellingandnogrammarmistakes.Soyoushouldusespellcheckandthenhavetwoorthreefriendsataminimumreviewitbeforeyousenditout."RS:"Yousay'customized.'Howdoyouknowthatlanguage,thelanguageofthecompany?"ARMSTRONG:"Ifitisn'tyourindustry,youtalktopeople,youdoinformationalinterviews,youreadtheirreports,yougetyourhandsoneverythingthatyoucanthatwouldgiveyouanytypeofinformationthatwillleadyoutoagoodcoverletterandresume."RS:"Howdoyoustructurearesume?Whatsectionsarenecessaryinaresume?"ARMSTRONG:"IthinkthefirstthingthatI'mseeinginalotofgoodresumes,theveryfirstareathatyouwouldhave,iscalledaqualificationssummary,whereyouidentifythreeorfourimportantskillsthatyouhavethatwillbeappealingtothenewemployer."AA:"Giveusanexample."ARMSTRONG:"Iactuallywroteone.Let'ssaysomeoneisgoingforaprojectmanagerjob.Thesummaryupattheverytopwouldread:'Projectmanagerskilledatcoordinatingcomplexinformationmanagementprojects;provenabilitytodevelopandmaintainclientrelationships;proficientatnegotiatingvendorcontacts;particularlyadeptatanalyzinginformationforpatternsandtrendsandsummarizingcomplexissuesconcisely;can-doattitude.'"Sointhefirstcoupleofsecondsanemployerisgoingtoreadthetopofthatandthenthey'regoingtoknowwhethertheyshouldcontinuetoread.Soyouwanttograbthemrightawaywithsomethingstrong."RS:"Whatothersectionsshouldfollow?"ARMSTRONG:"Rightafterthequalificationssummary,Iwoulddoworkexp