Alice Hanson writes in an article in the Crossroads Jobseeker news by Net-Temps: “To target your resume, you need to practice. Write a separate chronological or combo-style resume for each job title you seek (private-sector recruiters heavily prefer these formats). If you don’t know what you want to do next, write a functional resume that describes your skills, then seek the help of a good career coach — or work with your network — to develop a list of possible job titles that fit your passions. … [W]rite a powerful resume that presents your value to employers for each of those targeted job titles.” Read the full article
There Is No Such Thing as a "General Resume."
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