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The"Busy" Resume: Before and After

One of the most common issues job seekers with some experience face, is how to get all the details of each job onto their resume. In technical and trade pursuits this can be a bit of a challenge. Offered here for your consideration are a Before Resume and an After Resume you can download in MSWord™ format. You will note how the content has been arranged to present in one page and features more of the job seeker's technical skill rather than a simple job history.
Hints
• Let bullet points drawn the eye to features you wish to highlight.
• Use Standard Fonts and don't use a variety of styles. Clean and simple is the goal.
• Use Bold type to accentuate Your title or skills rather than the name of the previous employer
• Avoid repetition. Making a prospective employer plod through the same "duties" job after job may fill the page, but there's a good change it will also encourage the employer to just "skim" your resume. For example in the case of a maintenance technician: if you establish in your most recent job that you had "superior customer service skills on a daily basis", you may simply note "quality customer care" in previous jobs unless this is the main focus of your career.

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