speaking of resumes...
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mrseaves. check your email.
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a snippet of what i sent below.
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a few years ago i worked at artisan staffing downtown chicago so i've seen hundreds of resumes and talked to companies 1 on 1 and know what they're looking for.
1. a cover letter
in the lower right hand corner of my resume you'll find mine. that's what i use in the body of the email (with minor modifications you'll read below) i send to a company that i'm looking to get hired on with. i change it up slightly to make it more personal. ie. company name. a persons name if applicable. short. sweet. to the point.2. resume
70% of the resumes we got were more than one page. a no no. it's hard to put it all on one page but trust me, design it well all on one page and it's huge. it doesn't have to get into too much detail. the details are gone over in the interview, the resume just gives a synopsis of where you've been and what you've done.3. portfolio.
i put the link in the initial cover letter email after the last sentence in the paragraph. "... i can be reached in the evenings or during the day at 630.xxx.xxxx and have a portfolio you can view at www.xyz.com"give them the portfolio right away in the email. some companies will bypass your resume and hit the work up front not wanting to waste time reading your resume. if the work is good then they come back to the resume.
if they go to the resume first i put the portfolio link large at the top so they can see it.
hope this all helps. good luck and keep us posted.
doug