Landing a Job

This will be the first part in a four part series getting you ready for those interviews! Everything from finding the job to landing the job (and all the fun stuff in between) will be covered.
Summer means a lot of things to different people. Vacation, summer school, and catching up on a good tan are all at the top of someone's list. However, to many job seekers, it means time to start hitting the pavement looking for seasonal work or to begin their careers. Recent graduates need to start job-hunting,putting in resumes and securing interviews before walking across the stage. For those looking for summer jobs, now is the perfect time to start building your cover letter and resume skills, so when you need something more permanent, you've got yourself all set and ready to go!

The first step in finding a job is building your resume. Your resume has to stand out to the person screening the applications. If you don't stand out to that one person, you'll never make it into the interviewing process.

Keep resume short and down to one page. Depending on how seasoned you are, you might have a long and extensive resume; however, for the average job seeker, aim for one page. Employers do not have time to read novels for a resume. If it's too long, they'll skim through and miss the best parts. Avoid using a generic template through your word processor, most employers recognize them and see so many of the same template that oftentimes the resume will begin to look the same, despite the differing content. Every resume must have a header, objective, educational background, and work experience. But there are always a few things you can add in yourself to make it more personal, emphasizing your specialties.