- Job Search Tip of the Week, by Brian Krueger, author of "College Grad Job Hunter," the #1 book for entry level job search:
"The Verbal Proofing Technique"
When you feel confident that your resume construction is complete, take time to read it aloud several times through. Grammatical mistakes and faulty sentence construction are often most obvious when you hear them. Errors such as missing words or doubled words tend to jump out when read aloud. If the sentence does not flow when spoken, it will not flow on paper. Many people on the receiving end of your resume will be verbally-oriented people--even to the point of quietly reading your resume "aloud" (you have probably noticed people who read aloud to themselves or at least move their lips ever so slightly--that's the verbal-oriented crowd). Write for them and for everyone else who proofs your resume while they are reading.
Then give it to someone else to proof it for you. This is a good time to make another visit to your Career Center. Make sure your resume is flawless.
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