Technical resumes demand the kind of attention that a full blown software development project would demand. If your aim is to be noticed by managers and land the kind of interview that you are looking for then you must be precise and specific when writing your resume.

Recruiters and HR managers go through hundreds of resumes and undoubtedly throw out many qualified candidates simply because the candidate failed to write a solid resume. You need to assume that your resume will not fall into the hands of a qualified IT manager until several different sets of eyes have perused your resume. Not all of them will know what you do for a living or care.

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Lots of successful, intelligent people write their own CVs or resumes every week but usually they are not too well targeted, do not include the most powerful language and keywords, or are poorly organized and excessively wordy.

So its easy to write your CV is it?

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All you need to start an electronic and computer art business is a home computer, color printer, and graphic software packages. Many people go into this business because they already have some experience in desktop publishing and want to advance to computer art designs. You may start the business with friends, relatives, and others that you have already established a business relationship. To get experience, you may offer to do free designs for local groups such as churches and charitable organizations. They in turn will advertise your work. Make certain your company’s name and telephone number is on your advertisement. You should also advertise your service in the local paper and in the telephone directory Yellow Pages.

For this type of business it is better to charge a flat rate rather than work by the hour. You may get request to do jobs such as business cards, resume’, and newsletters with designs. The rate for these projects may vary depending on the complexity of the job. An individual working at home offering full services such as writing and design can generate $100,000 a year or more.

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When it comes to using your resume to apply for a job, it’s important to remember that form matters just as much as content. If your resume isn’t attractive, no matter how well-written the document is, you aren’t likely to experience positive results when you use it to apply for jobs.

In almost every situation, it is advisable to limit your resume to a single page. There are a few circumstances where longer resumes are acceptable, but not many. The layout of your resume should allow for a sufficient amount of white space around the edges of the page. One inch margins all the way around the document are ideal, although it may be acceptable to shrink margins a little bit if necessary to fit the document on a single page.

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A lot of attention is paid to skills for job candidates including how to act, dress, the right questions to ask – and not to ask. Less attention is given to the right kinds of questions for hiring managers to ask. While it is usually clear what the hiring manager SHOULD NOT AND CAN NOT ask, little notice is given to the right key questions. One of the most important things any executive or manager can do is to hire the best people. As resume is only part of the story. Asking and getting responses to tough and probing questions is essential to eliminating the wrong candidates and identifying the right ones.

TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND? Resume in hand, this is an opportunity to screen the candidate even if you or human resources has already done so over the phone. The key is two fold. First, to insure that what is of interest in the resume is addressed by the candidate. Second, to observe the candidate’s poise, presence, tone, self-confidence, manner and body language. How would this person come across to your boss, your boss’s boss and to your top customers?

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Hiring employees in the computer networking business is an exact science. Many computer networking business owners don’t have the knowledge required to hire the best and most experienced employees, even though hiring these people is one of the most beneficial factors of business growth. There is a formula to follow that can help you, as a business owner hire the right employees for your computer networking business.

Hiring is a very systematic process, and each computer networking business has to be ready for a very long process. Once you make a list of the most useful candidates for the jobs, the interview process begins. Be prepared to conduct second and even third interviews to ensure you get the right people to help you in your computer networking business.

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Given the dot-com meltdown, frequent corporate downsizing, family situations, and the never-ending parade of mergers and acquisitions, more leadership professionals than ever are presenting a gap in between jobs to their next employer.

If this situation applies to you, remember that you are in good company! I would estimate that nearly a third of my clients have experienced a period of unemployment at one time or another.

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Your career change resume is a very specific tool, quite unlike a ‘normal’ resume so you must approach it’s creation differently.

Here are some tips to make sure that your career change resume is up to the job of getting you to interview.

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