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James P. Carter

1825 Westerlee Drive, apt. 718 Seattle, Washington, D.C. 414 – 817 – 2618

CAReER OBJECTVE: I am interested in wellpaying job in business administration or the like with good chances for promotion.

EDUCATION: Attended Univ. of N. Carol., expect graduation in 2002.

GPA 3.1 (4.0 scale).

1990 – present I took courses in Theory of Operations Management (Professor Stanley Adams), Behavioral Theory (Professor Walter Spence), Mathematics in business (professor James Crowley), Communication (Assist. Professor Glenda Gilmore). I did better my fourth year than my previous ones.

I also studieed functional programming languages and compilers as my minor.

AVARDS AND HONORS: Senior Business Major Award, Honorable Mention for

SPECIAL SKILLS: French and Spanish, Computer skills.

ACTIVITIES: 1998-1999, Society for Technical and Business Communication,

HOBIES AND INTERESTS: I like outdoor sports, so at high school i was co-captain of a bycicle rider’s team.

REFERRENCES: Will be furnished on request.

Fig. 8. Sample of an inefficient resume (to be compared with that in Fig. 7).

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Gerald S. Thomas

2025 Venice Drive

Sharkston, NY 11747

Home tel.: 304-763-5582

Office tel.: 304-555-5555

Career Objective:

Full-time position in data processing and computer science, with special emphasis on applying computer technology to serve users needs.

Willing to travel.

Work Experience:

Den Andersen Center, 87a Midland Ave, Durnham, NC 27286, 1998 – present.

Developing, testing, installing and modifying computer software; encoding, testing, and debugging documents. Interfacing and supporting application programming effort.

Benson’s Microsystems, 15 Hill St., Lexington, NC 27246, 1997–1998.

Computer sales and customer service including writing computer documentation and implementation of computerized inventory. Assisted in computer maintenance and repair.

Charlie Department Store, 182 Smalltown Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27286. 1995–1997.

Retail computer sales.

Awards and Honors:

UNC Summer Internship in Computer Science, spring 1998.

National Computer Science Fair 1997, honorable mention, computer inventory for Seattle Pharmacy.

Education:

BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995–1998.

Major: Computer Science, concentrating in data processing.

Related courses:

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. Automatic problem solving, objectoriented data models and systems, database query optimization, expert systems, cognitive modeling, reasoning and perception.

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Programming in C, C++, Unix. Advanced course including construction of databases and interactive sensing routines. Principles and system organization of databases.

Business Writing. Composing letters, memos, progress reports, proposals, software documentation.

Senior Project:

Computers and Society. Considered human factors in software design and application process. Reviewed methods for analyzing the relationship between information and information-processing technologies and society.

Relevant Skills:

Programming in Fortran, C, C++, Visual Basic, SQL.

Knowledge of Apple, Apple McIntosh, IBM PC compatible hardware.

Hobbies and Interests:

Traveling, baseball, chess-mates.

References:

Available on request.

Fig. 9. Sample of an efficient resume (to be compared with that in Fig. 10).

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Contents Guide

Unit 1 (Job Prospecting)

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Text 2 (On the Job Market: Networking, Recruiting Agencies, and Job Fairs) – jZkkfZljb\Z_l hkgh\gu_ kihkh[u ihbkdZ jZ[hlu q_j_a agZdhfuo ]Za_lgu_ h[ty\e_gby Z]_glkl\Z b yjfZjdb jZ[hlu

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Sbkihevah\Zgby keh\ position, job, vacancy, opening, employment \ bo yaudh\hf hdjm`_gbb([V–24);

Se_dkbdm k\yaZggmx k m\hevg_gb_f (Ex. 25);

SjZaebqb_ \ agZq_gbyo keh\ wages, salary, severance pay, compensation

(Ex. 26);

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SjZaebqb_ \ mihlj_[e_gbb \ujZ`_gbc “on the job” b “at work” (Ex. 28);

S\ukdZau\Zgby hibku\Zxsb_ hkgh\gu_ wlZiu ihbkdZ b mkljhckl\Z gZ jZ[hlm([V–31).

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S\\h^blky e_dkbdZ k\yaZggZy k ijh\_^_gb_f l_e_nhgguo i_j_]h\hjh\

(Ex. 34);

SaZdj_ieyxlky jZa]h\hjgu_ gZ\udb __ bkihevah\Zgby([V–36).

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Unit 2 (Writing Effective Letters)

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Shnhjfe_gb_ we_f_glh\ ibkvfZ (Ex. 5 – Heading, Ex. 6 – Outside address);

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Semi-block (Ex. 8);

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Shnhjfe_gb_ dhg\_jlZ (Exs. 11–13).

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Sijb\h^blky h[jZa_p Networking letter (Ex. 28);

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(Ex. 46).

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Syaudh\u_ kj_^kl\Z ^ey nmgdpbb \u[hjZ ij_^ihql_gby – (Ex. 56);

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Unit 3 (Designing a Resume)

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Text 1 (Resume as it is) ^Z_l ij_^klZ\e_gb_ h gZagZq_gbb j_axf_ _]h kh^_j`Zgbb b kljmdlmj_

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Appendix 2 (Fig. 1);

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Slj_gbjh\dm gZibkZgby jZa^_eZ “Header” ij_^eZ]Zxlky \ZjbZglu _]h \g_rg_]h hnhjfe_gby (Exs. 8–9);

Slj_gbjh\dm gZibkZgby jZa^_eZ “Summary/or Resume Capsule” (Ex. 10);

Slj_gbjh\dm gZibkZgby jZa^_eZ “Job Objective” (Ex. 11);

Skljmdlmjgu_ b e_dkbq_kdb_ \ZjbZglu gZibkZgby jZa^_eZ “Job Objective”

(Ex. 12);

Slj_gbjh\dm mf_gby khhlghkblv lj_[h\Zgby d d\ZebnbdZpbb ij_l_g^_glZ ij_^ty\ey_fu_ jZ[hlh^Zl_e_f k _]h j_Zevghc d\ZebnbdZpb_c([V–14).

Text 2 (Resume Types and Techniques) jZkkfZljb\Z_l hkgh\gu_ lbiu nhjfZlu b ijbgpbiu khklZ\e_gby j_axf_ djZldh_ b ih^jh[gh_ brief and detailed ljZ^bpbhggh_

(traditionally organized ljZ^bpbhggh_ traditionally organized nmgdpbhgZevgh_ (functional resume hj]ZgbaZpbhggh_ organizational resume H[km`^Z_lky jZaebqb_ f_`^m j_axf_ b C.V. \ Zf_jbdZgkdhf \ZjbZgl_ Zg]ebckdh]h yaudZ

MijZ`g_gby kh^_j`Zl

Slj_gbjh\dm khklZ\e_gby jZa^_eZ “Education” (Exs. 20–22);

Slj_gbjh\dm khklZ\e_gby jZa^_eZ “Experience” ([ hibkZgby ^he`- ghklguo h[yaZgghkl_c k bkihevah\Zgb_f ]eZ]heh\ ^_ckl\by (action verbs khhl\_lkl\mxs_]h ]jZffZlbq_kdh]h \j_f_gb b mk_q_gguo ij_^eh`_gbc (Exs. 24–26); Iheguc kibkhd ]eZ]heh\ ^_ckl\by

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Slj_gbjh\dm khklZ\e_gby jZa^_eZ “Experience” \ ljZ^bpbhgghf nmgdpb- hgZevghf b hj]ZgbaZpbhgghf nhjfZlZo([V–29);

Slj_gbjh\dm khklZ\e_gby jZa^_eh\ “Hobbies, Activities, Sports, Awards, Skills, Membership” b l.^. (Ex. 30), Z lZd`_ “Personal Information” (Ex. 31);

Slj_gbjh\dm khklZ\e_gby jZa^_eZ “References” (Exs. 32–33);

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Slj_gbjh\dm gZibkZgby j_axf_ dZd _^bgh]h ^hdmf_glZ (Exs. 34–35);

SZgZeba wnn_dlb\ghklb kh^_j`Zl_evghc klhjhgu b \g_rg_]h hnhjfe_gby j_axf_ gZibkZgguo \ hl\_l gZ dhgdj_lgu_ h[ty\e_gby h gZcf_ ([

Figs. 7– Z lZd`_ h[km`^_gb_ wnn_dlb\ghklb khklZ\e_gby dhgdj_lguo j_axf_ h[mqZxsboky (Exs. 37–38).

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SjZa]h\hjgZy nmgdpby©Hl\_lZ gZ l_e_nhgguc a\hghdª (Exs. 43–44).

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Unit 4 (Application Letter)

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(concluding paragraph).

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Sh[jZa_p Z[aZpZ hibku\Zxs_]h hiul jZ[hlu (Ex. 25);

Syaudh\hc fZl_jbZe ^ey nmgdpbc ^Zggh]h Z[aZpZ ([ : dZd khh[sblv h ij_^u^ms_f f_kl_ jZ[hlu ^he`ghklb k\hbo ^he`ghklguo h[yaZgghklyo hibkZlv hiul jZ[hlu mdZaZlv gZ gZebqb_ fZl_jbZeh\ m^hklh\_jyxsbo wlm bgnhjfZpbx dhgklZlbjh\Zlv gZebqb_ j_dhf_g-

^Zpbc mihfygmlv gZ]jZ^u b ihhsj_gby;

Sh[jZa_p aZdexqbl_evgh]h Z[aZpZ([

Syaudh\hc fZl_jbZe ^ey nmgdpbc ^Zggh]h Z[aZpZ ([ : dZd mihfygmlv j_axf_ ihijhkblv h[ bgl_j\vx khh[sblv k\hb dhhj^bgZlu Z^j_k l_e_nhg b gZagZqblv \klj_qm;

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S([ h[km`^Z_l ^hklhbgkl\Z b g_^hklZldb lZd gZau\Z_fuo “unsolicited applications”.

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