Adding a mission trip to your resume is a good way to show the transferrable skills and relevant experience you gained. A mission trip is a wonderful experience for improving communication, problem-solving and leadership skills, while simultaneously helping others. The planning of the trip is a skill itself as you would have to do sufficient …
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The creation of a resume overall involves three parts: Content, structure, and formatting. A large part of the formatting of a resume is making sure everything looks neat and tidy, and this includes choosing a good font! Choosing an incorrect font is a trivial reason to get rejected from a job, so make sure you …
Employee availability helps employers plan and adjust schedules to accommodate staffing needs. If you are a student or can only work part-time, there may only be certain days or hours where you are free to work. Maybe you are just applying for a job that does not have traditional working hours and you would like …
Clinical rotations are great because medical students get to shadow physicians and residents at teaching hospitals. They also gain valuable hands-on experience. The problem is that every student has to do clinical rotations, so it is important to make your experience stand out on your resume. Emphasize clinical rotations in a way that shows you …
If you ask someone what an IQ score is, they will likely tell you that it is a measure of one’s intelligence. This may lead you to think that an IQ score is an excellent thing to include on a resume! Other types of scores, such as SAT scores are sometimes listed, so are IQ …
When given the option, sending a resume and/or cover letter via email adds a personal touch hard to achieve through a job posting on websites such as Indeed, Glassdoor, etc. Through an email, you can address a hiring manager by name. If you are unaware of the recruiter’s name, do your best to research and …
Cover letters can be the most difficult part of job-hunting for some. There are many questions about cover letters which are often unclear: What should my cover letter be about? What should I write in the introduction? Who do I address it to? Does this make me sound too pompous? Because formatting and rules for …
Because a resume is a professional document, the way you structure your words and language is very important. The rules for using abbreviations can be tricky because it depends on what section of the resume you are working on, and how much experience you have. Let’s look at some of the most common rules. As …
The advent of technology has transformed the way job applications are being processed by employers, which has its pros and cons. In the same vein, applicants have also been encountering both convenience and inconvenience in catching up with all of these changes. In today’s post, we’ll discuss a concern commonly encountered by applicants who are …