Any good job hunter needs a resume package. Always going together and doing the same basic thing in slightly different ways is the cover letter and the resume. A job hunter will probably not get very far in the search for a good career position without both of them.

With that in mind, what you need to do now is look at what these crucial documents should do for you. A short one page letter consisting of three or four paragraphs is the cover letter which is also the first part. Aside from that, it also serves as an introduction to the resume. This will also be the part that will always be seen by the gatekeeper.

The resume itself is the second part. For many job hunters, they make the mistake of thinking that they can just leave a resume without a cover letter. That is like putting on a suit and tie, but forgetting the shirt or the pants. They are a package and they go together.

It is possible for the resume itself to be in either functional or chronological format. Skills is what the functional format concentrates on. The chronological format concentrates on employment listings. Using elements of both formats are used by the most effective resumes in order to create a combination resume that gets results. It should be laid out in a graphically appealing style, with adequate use of white space, bullet points to draw attention to important parts, and conservative fonts used. Occasionally, you will bold face or italicize a font to draw attention to a point or break up a large section of type but fonts often makes it hard to read, so stick with one basic font. One thing you need to avoid is to go smaller than ten point type, and if possible stick with twelve or eleven point. Those sizes are easier to read. Be sure that your cover letter and resume are not in a small type or hard to read because if they are, then they simply will not be read and will not help you.

Many job seekers wonder how they should present the resume package to the decision maker. Several acceptable methods are available for this. When you mail it, you need to use a large nine by twelve white envelope in order to avoid folding your materials. The white envelopes look nicer than the tan manila commonly used in business. Not to mention that generally, the first thing that people open when they get their mail are large envelopes. If not the first then they may save the large envelope for last. Either first or last is a good thing since people tend to remember the first and the last, the alpha and the omega, while forgetting much of what it in the middle.

Stop by an office supply shop and pick up a clear plastic folder with a pressure binder spine and place your cover letter and resume in it if you are hand delivering your documents. It makes a great presentation and will complement it perfectly. When you use these tools well, then you are on your way.

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