A few days ago
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Where can I find sample cover letter and resume for engineering graduate?

Where can I find sample cover letter and resume for engineering graduate?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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Go to your local bookstore and tell them you need the paperback guide called “Resumes for Dummies.” I swear that’s what it’s called!
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Besides setting all margins to 1″, the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is “scanability.” Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as “Confidential Resume,”Do Not Contact Current Employer,” etc.

2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;

3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;

4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;

5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;

6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;

7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;

8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;

9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

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A few days ago
Mee
Our college had a career placement person strictly for engineering students. She had excellent advice in this area, knowing specifically what engineering employers are looking for. If you college does not have an engineering specific person, talk to the career services people in general who have expertise in that area.

In addition, be sure to highlight any practical experience that you have in engineering – if you did internships or held jobs related to the field they are very important. For example I worked in machine shops for a couple summers and employers like the fact that someone who may have a desk job knows what’s going on down on the factory floor. Also be sure to highlight computer program experience as applicable. If you are a whiz with Pro/E, MATLAB, or PSPICE, let them know that by advertising your number of years experience.

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