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Polish Your Resume: 5 Tips for Job Search Success

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Having a resume that stands out is essential in today’s competitive job market. A well-crafted resume goes beyond listing qualifications; it’s a personal marketing tool that showcases your strengths, achievements, and readiness to take on new challenges. From layout and language to highlighting achievements, the smallest details can make the biggest difference. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to polish your resume, these important tips can help you build a resume that will stand out to employers . 1. Maintain Consistency and Clean Formatting     A well-organized resume should be easy to read and visually appealing. First , start with ensuring that each section of your resume is easily distinguishable using bottom borders (not drawings or objects) to underline each heading or section of your resume. Next, maintain consistent spacing and balanced use of white space between each section and in each section when listing school, job, project, etc., to ensure a clea...
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What to Do Over Winter Break: 3 Tips for Job Seekers From a Career Coach

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By Dr. Lindsey Plewa , Deputy Director and Career Coach at the Graduate Career Management Center Lately I’ve been having conversations with graduate students and alumni who are seeking internships or full-time jobs and want to know how they should spend their time over winter break. Here are 3 tips: 1. REST You’ve heard the phrase “you can't pour from an empty cup,” right? Usually this refers to helping other people and how you can’t help others unless you yourself are on solid ground. This is also applicable to job search. How can you give your time and energy to doing anything job search related if you’re feeling completely depleted? Once finals are over, take some time to rest. For some, that may mean literally that…sleep or a day to “ hurkel-durkel ”. For others, it may mean reading a book, listening to a podcast, going to the gym, or bingeing a show. Whatever it is you do to recharge, do that first. Rest IS productive. 2. RECONNECT The holiday season is the perfect time to rec...
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