James P. Shelley

Business, Academic, and Personal Document Engineering & Consulting

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Resumes, Cover Letters, Curriculum Vitaes, and Personal Statements
 
Resume      

 

Resumes are an important tool designed to generate an invitation for an interview. Nothing more. Nothing less. An effective Cover Letter should be designed to stand out from other applicant documents and compel the reader into granting you an interview. The method of how a Resume and Cover Letter are delivered, or presented, to a hiring manager can increase the likelihood of an invitation for an interview.  The Resume serves to identify your knowledge, skills, and abilities.  It is the second document a hiring manager will review…  It will serve to illustrate your employment history, educational level and pursuits, memberships and associations, volunteer activities, awards and recognition… and perhaps some additional choice information (at the discretion of your writer).

 

   

Cover Letter

 

The Cover Letter drives the reader to your Resume.  It should identify your key skills that are pertinent to the particular opportunity, and list a few reasons why you are a qualified candidate for that particular opportunity.  A properly, and strategically engineered, Cover Letter will compel the reader to review your Resume.

 

Remember: Resumes and Cover Letters are not designed to get you the job.  They are engineered to get you the interview.

 

 

Curriculum Vitae


 

This document is a roadmap of all your professional pursuits.  It can include hobbies and interests, but primarily serves to identify ALL previous education, ALL previous employment, ALL professional memberships and associations, ALL awards and recognition.  Everything.  It is a rather “Black and White” document.  Very factual.  It leaves the writer virtually no room for creativity (otherwise exercised on a Resume).  The Curriculum Vitae is suitable for professionals such as Doctors, Lawyers, Educators, Scientists, etc.

 

Please contact me for CV pricing.

 
Personal Statement

 

This document is used to persuade a person, team, or committee why you would be their best choice for a particular opportunity.  Often required by academic institutions and teaching hospitals it is an incredibly important tool.  Academic institutions require application information that is primarily factual.  An admissions counselor, program director, or committee reads hundreds, if not thousands, of such documents each season.  The documents contain personal information, academic standing, grades, GPA… information that after awhile begins to look the same… from one application to the next.  The Personal Statement is the opportunity to color your world.  The Personal Statement is your substitute… serving as you standing before a counselor or committee.  The Personal Statement serves as a “tipping point”.  You want to be certain that your Personal Statement is designed with the primary objective of creating a connection between you and the reader.  It absolutely must stir certain emotions to establish the connection.  A seasoned writer of Personal Statements knows how to “paint” you… how to “color” your circumstances.  


KSA


         

KSA (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) documents usually are a requirement for anyone applying for a government job (local, state, or federal). This document must meet all the requirements outlined in the job description or your entire application for employment may not be considered. This document describes, in detail, how your specific work experience will be applied to the position for which you are applying. Best document wins.

 

 

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