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1 i •> ■ i'*,- . AUGUST 12, 1998 Page B7 TAT’ K* • ■ ■ * ui * C AR EER S A College T h a tF its Your Life IK HOT TIPS ON RESUME WRITING by Y ana P arker 1. What IS a resume anyway? Remember: A Resume is a MA R- K.ETING PIECE - not a “career obituary!” 2. What is the C O M M O N EST RESUME M ISTAKE made by job hunters? Leaving out their Job Objective! 3. Em ployers HA TE parchm ent paper and pretentious brochure- folded resum e “presentations.” T hey think th e y ’re phony, and toss them out. 4. W hat if you d o n ’t have any EX PERIEN CE in the kind o f w ork you w ant to do? G E T SOM E! Find a place that will let you do som e V O LU N TEER w ork right away. Y ou only need a brief, concentrated period o f vol unteer training (for exam ple, one day a w eek for a m onth) to have at least SOM E experience to put on your resume. A lso, look at som e o f the volunteer w ork y o u ’ve done in the past and see if any o f TH A T helps docum ent som e skills y o u ’ll need for your new job. 5. W hat if you have G A PS in your w ork experience? Y ou could start by LO OK IN G at ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ‘ Paralegals is expected to rank am ong the 20 fastest grow ing occupations in the economy as em ployers recognize that paralegals per form many legal tasks forlower salaries than lawyers. ‘ Competition for jobs should con tinue as the growing num ber o f graduates from paralegal educa tion programs keeps pace with em ploym ent growth. ‘ According to the National Fed eration o f Paralegal Associations, paralegals had an average annual sal ary o f $32,900 in 1995. Starting salaries o f paralegals with 1 year or less experience averaged $29,300. In addition to a salary, many paralegals received an annual bonus, which averaged about $ 1,900 in 1995. 2. Surgical Technologists ‘ Most educational programs for surgical technologists last approxi mately 1 year and result in a certifi cate. 3. Dental Hygienists * Dental hygienists are projected to be one o f the 20 fastest growing occupations. ‘ Job opportunities should continue to be good if graduates o f dental hygiene programs do not increase greatly in number. ‘ Part-time work and flexible sched ules are common. ‘ According to the A merican Den tal Association, experienced dental hygienists w ho worked 32 hours a week or m ore in a private practice averaged about $759 a week in 1995. 4. 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Respiratory Therapists ‘ Hospitals will continue to employ more than 9 out o f 10 respiratory therapists, but a growing num ber will work outside o f hospitals under contract to hom e health agencies and nursing homes. ‘ Job opportunities will be best for therapists w ho work with n e w - bom s and infants. ‘ According to a Hay Group survey o f acute care hospitals, the m e d ia n annual base salary o f full-time respi ratory therapists was $32,500 in Janu ary 1997. The m iddle 50 percent earned between $ 2 9 ,3 0 0 and $35,000. 6. Emergency Medical Technicians * Employment should grow rapidly as paid emergency medical t e c h n i cian positions replace unpaid volun teers. ♦Competition is expected for the best paying jobs with rescue squads and police and fire departments. The Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Fighter Wing is looking for men and women for future pilot training positions. 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C ontinued T o P age B6 ♦Increased dem and for surgical- technologists is expected as the number o f surgical procedures grows. ‘ According to a 1996 m embership survey conducted by th e A s sociation o f S u rg ic a l T e c h nologists, beginning te c h - nologists earned about $20,900 a year, w hile them ost experienced technolo gists earned about $28,000 a year. Jr* ’ ■■ C onvenient, affo rd a b le, fir s t-ra te education it differently. If you w ere doing A N Y TH IN G valuable (though un paid) during those so-called "gaps”, you could ju st insert TH A T into the w ork-history section o f your resume to fill the hole - for exam ple: “ 1993- 95 Full-tim e parent,” or “ 1992-94 M aternity leave and family m an agem ent,” or “Travel and study,” or “ Full-tim e student” or “ Parenting plus com m unity service.” 6. W hat if you worked for only ONE em ployer for 20 or 30 years? Then list separately each differ ent position you held within that com pany, so your jo b progression within the com pany is more obvi ous. 7. W hat if you have a fragmented, scrambled-up work history, with lots o f short-term jobs? To m inim ize the job-hopper im age, com bine several sim ilar jobs into one “chunk” . A LSO you can just DROP som e o f the less-im por tant briefest jobs. But D O N ’T drop a job, even w hen it lasted a short tim e if that was w here you acquired im portant skills or experience. 8. Ify o u ’reo v e r4 0 o r5 0 o r6 0 a n d want to avoid age discrimination... T astest Q row ing O ccupations th a t ^Require an A ssociate’s D eg ree 1. Paralegals .• . . ' ' * \ ? w» A
