• Features -----> What are your skills?
• Advantages -----> How can they be used?
• Benefits -----> What results will they produce

Tips for writing resumes:

1. Use titles or headings that match the jobs you want
2. Create a design that grabs attention and identifies key points
3. Target your resumes & cover letters to every job
4. Prioritize the content of your Resume by importance, and relevance to the job
5. Analyze ads & job descriptions to identify keywords
6. Be concise when describing skills and duties
7. Quantify everything using numbers when possible & use power words
8. Sell the benefits of your skills
9. Show the depth of your experience

The Goals of your Resume and Cover Letter

• Utilize attention grabbing headings
• Ensure visual appeal
• Use a consistent layout
• Experiment with tasteful graphics

• Position information to easily identify your key traits
• Highlight skills and experiences that are important or relevant to the company's overall goals

• Show why the employer needs you
• Indicate how you satisfy the needs
• Prove your ability to fullfill their needs

• Offer some enticement for the employer to meet you (work samples, ideas, and so on)
• Ask for an interview
• Make it easy for the employer to contact you