{"id":1521,"date":"2024-02-02T22:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1521"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:19:13","slug":"fresh-take-crafting-your-resume-and-cover-letter","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/chapter\/fresh-take-crafting-your-resume-and-cover-letter\/","title":{"raw":"Fresh Take: Crafting Your R\u00e9sum\u00e9 and Cover Letter","rendered":"Fresh Take: Crafting Your R\u00e9sum\u00e9 and Cover Letter"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand what makes a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 effective and what to include in it<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand how to customize a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 for the specific job you are applying for<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand what makes a cover letter effective<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Effective R\u00e9sum\u00e9 Characteristics<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox watchIt\">\r\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=11908172&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=UP-S9rvAYYo&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-ysz4wbx6-UP-S9rvAYYo\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>You can view the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/BCommMgrs\/Transcripts\/Are%CC%81sume%CC%81expertrevealswhataperfectre%CC%81sume%CC%81lookslike_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \u201cA r\u00e9sum\u00e9 expert reveals what a perfect r\u00e9sum\u00e9 looks like\u201d here (opens in new window).<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=9688672&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=Uk_efUkiRVM&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-b1csd5t7-Uk_efUkiRVM\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>You can view the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/BCommMgrs\/Transcripts\/WriteAResumeThatWillGetYouHIREDHowToMakeAnATSFriendlyResume_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \u201cWrite A Resume That Will Get You HIRED - 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