How to Write a Better, More Professional 1976 Resume - An Easy Way to Get Your Potential Employers to See Your Work Experience

How to Write a Better, More Professional 1976 Resume - An Easy Way to Get Your Potential Employers to See Your Work ExperienceTwo of the most common problems with a 1976 resume are that it looks like it was written yesterday and the 'facts' in it do not really add up. Of course, if this is your first job, it's easy to say, 'That can't be true!'If you're not sure who Bostwick was, he was a one-time star NFL quarterback from the Washington Redskins. While in the NFL, he spent three years with the New York Giants and played with them from 1975 to 1980. His final year with the team was probably his best, when they won the Super Bowl.So, how does someone with three Super Bowl wins compare to the 1976 Washington Redskins? It turns out, there were some very good players on the 1978 team. The rest of the squad was not as good, though, and Bostwick actually went on to win four more Super Bowls in his career.The fact is, Bostwick was pretty much invisible after he retired. Though he's still ac tive in the sports world as a sports anchor for ABC News, he did not have much of a professional or personal life and was unable to recover the time lost to football and to retirement.So what you want to do is not only rewrite Bostwick's 1976 resume, but change it so that it reads like he wrote it in the first place. This will work with any skills you use, including your academic credentials, past jobs, awards, and accomplishments.What should be changed in your original resume is the total number of years you spent playing, not just the Super Bowl appearances. If your resume looks like it was written by someone who is not qualified for the job, it might get you an interview, but not even close to the position you are applying for. Because this is the case, your chances of getting the job increases dramatically.So, when looking at Bostwick's resume, how do you go about making it look better? Here are a few things you can change that might help.* Make sure the cover letter doesn't loo k like it was written by a high school student. Remember, people like a little bit of a polish when it comes to their resume, and a poorly-written cover letter might make a candidate think you did not put as much effort into the resume as you should have.* Make sure the resume says you have a degree or at least a certificate from a school you attended, not the college you don't currently attend. Colleges, not just high schools, now offer a certificate in data entry, as well as many other programs. If you have a certificate, you can explain that you earned it.* Take some time to fill out your application, especially if you have never done paper work before. You could always send the resume along with a cover letter and a summary of your skills, which would be easier to submit than the paper work, and would show that you actually took the time to write your own resume.* Take advantage of any resume tips you can find that tell you to always be consistent, even in your letter of introdu ction, even though it's not an important part of the resume. In fact, most employers aren't very familiar with all of the section headers or even the job titles. So, it's important to be sure that you don't sound robotic.For example, say you have a degree in accounting, but you don't have a job in accounting. You can simply do a quick note on your resume that you're a certified public accountant, which is where this entire section comes from and then refer to your certificate and your degree whenever you talk about your experience.