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May is National Military Appreciation Month. Each day this month we highlight articles to aid transitioning military in their job search and stories to honor our nation’s veterans.

Have you ever emailed your resume to a recruiter and simply said something along the lines of “Here’s my resume. Let me know what you have for me.”

Recruiters see hundreds of resumes from job seekers each week. The more specific and helpful you can be when communicating with a recruiter, the better your results will be.

Bill Lewis, Recruiting Manager with L-3 Communications GS&ES, and a service member for 23 years, suggests using the following steps when emailing your resume to…

May is National Military Appreciation Month. Each day this month we highlight articles to aid transitioning military in their job search and stories to honor our nation’s veterans. Andrew Morton is an Army Lieutenant Colonel retiring August 1, 2012. He is currently set to transition to a prominent full-service PR firm in the Washington metro area.

The top 5 things I knew, things I thought I knew but did not, and things I had no clue about.

1.  Be proactive, but not too proactive. Don’t assume you can interview for a job four months before you are able to potentially start a job. The civilian sector and government sector…

In the last few weeks there has been a lot of discussion in the recruiting world about a study that reviewed recruiters’ resume scanning behavior.

The recruiters in the study self-reported that they spent up to four to five minutes reviewing a resume. However the study found something very different — an average of six seconds were spent viewing a resume.

The study used “eye tracking – a technologically advanced assessment of eye movement that records and analyzes where and how long a person focuses when digesting information.”

Critical Elements

The recruiters spent 80% of this limited time on six key pieces of information:

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Among the many resources available for attracting the attention of potential employers, the resume stands alone in one distinct way – it offers the chance to leverage One Way Communication. It’s an opportunity to present information, sway opinions, and create a desired response without any discussion or debate. This is magical, so before getting into the specifics of how to construct a resume – what to write, what not to write, how to write it, and so on – let’s take a moment and challenge your thoughts and assumptions about something you probably take for granted…the resume itself.

What, exactly, is a resume?

Rather than jump to conclusions or fall…

Patra Frame teaching Resume Tips and Tricks

Join us Thursday, April 5, for the Cleared Job Fair at the Waterford at Springfield to meet with cleared facilities employers including SAIC, CACI, TASC, GD-IT and more. We’ll also be featuring career seminars and resume reviews to aid in your job search. Our schedule for the day:

10:30am – 11am Resumes Today
Whether you’re working on your first resume or your 21st, do you know what you need to do today to succeed? What’s the point of your resume? How do you get an employer’s attention? What’s ‘the golden zone’ and why should you care?

11am-3pm One-on-One Resume…