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By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide to Human Resources since 2000

Why This Resume Rocks

Monday April 24, 2006

New Spotlight Article: A Superior Resume May Produce a Superior Candidate: When an employer receives 100 - 200 resumes in response to a job posting, the resume that catches your eye has to stand out from the crowd. In an earlier article, Gone in Thirty Seconds: How to Review a Resume, I discussed the steps in resume review.

This sample resume was accompanied by an exemplary cover letter. Here, I'll show you the resume that accompanied this cover letter that captured my attention and tell you why. This sample resume sets a standard employers need to seek and candidates need to emulate.

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