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How can you write a resume for your dream job?
I am in college. My career exploration journey is computer engineering with machines in hospitals.
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Cathy Wise
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Cathy’s Answer
If you already know exactly what job you want, that's amazing!
Writing a resume for your dream job is just like writing your resume for any other job. You need to show, in as few words as possible, how your skills match up to what the job is looking for. Most job ads will include a list of requirements, you want to be able to point to as many of those in your resume as possible. It's quite common for resumes to be checked by automated software, so having the exact words can be helpful.
An easy example is a particular qualification, where you can just list the name, institution, and years attended. More tricky are soft skills like communication. In the description of each job or subject, you can highlight examples of using these skills, such as a project you worked on, or a day-to-day responsibility you had.
Good luck!
Writing a resume for your dream job is just like writing your resume for any other job. You need to show, in as few words as possible, how your skills match up to what the job is looking for. Most job ads will include a list of requirements, you want to be able to point to as many of those in your resume as possible. It's quite common for resumes to be checked by automated software, so having the exact words can be helpful.
An easy example is a particular qualification, where you can just list the name, institution, and years attended. More tricky are soft skills like communication. In the description of each job or subject, you can highlight examples of using these skills, such as a project you worked on, or a day-to-day responsibility you had.
Good luck!
Sundar V
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Sundar’s Answer
Depending upon your initial interest in a particular field, like for example hospital machines maintenance or calibration or set up, go to the library of big universities and go through basic books on hospital machines and calibration and maintenance. Also read the latest journals on hospital machines and see if there are any regular periodicals or subscriptions on hospital machines. Learn the latest jargon and what the hospiatals use and the models of the machines and what they are used for what purpose. Try to get an internship in a hospital to understand what the machines are used for what purpose.
Then tune your subjects in your degree and see if you can learn "Instrumentation:" as a subject or as a Creative Component. So with all these weapons in your armory, you can tune your resume indicating your specific interest and exposure and desire. Add all your job related training certs and interns.
Then tune your subjects in your degree and see if you can learn "Instrumentation:" as a subject or as a Creative Component. So with all these weapons in your armory, you can tune your resume indicating your specific interest and exposure and desire. Add all your job related training certs and interns.
Dionne Schmidt
Product Strategy / Program Management
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Dionne’s Answer
There are some solid responses here already! One thing I'll add is the value of writing a cover letter to go with your resume. A cover letter provides you with an opportunity to speak about why you're so passionate about a role, along with any experiences that would help you to be successful or provide you with a unique & valuable perspective.