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In article <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] "John Martinson"
writes:
> In responding to a job position, I always presented a well, polished
> cover letter and no more than a two page resume. The cover letter
> basically stated, I was the person for the position. The resume
> was written for that job. I used words they used and wanted, and
> refined the resume to fit their job on all levels. ...
I couldn't agree more. Applications, above all, should
make it easy for the person doing the shift to select you
for interview.
For example, often a job spec. or person spec. will have a number
of bullet points: you should exactly mirror those - as the
same points will probably appear, in the same order, on the
sifter's check list - so if the first requirement is a
BSc in Biology, put that first, if the second is 4 years
experience in a museum, give your length of service second.
--
Patricia Reynolds
Keeper of Social History, Buckinghamshire County Museum,
Museum Training Supervisor, Bletchley Park and Freelance Curator
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