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how the hell do i make a resume? i have microsoft word 2007, asks for a product key, i put it in, and nothin.

from what ive read, when i bought the computer, i had 30 days or so many tries to enter the code. well this is the first time i tried to use and it wont take my code.

im not going to buy office for 1 use, so what options do i have? i need a template or something cuz i dont know how to make one.

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It expired, no doubt. Pain in the butt MicroSoft sneaky ass trickery.

Use the OpenOffice. It's free and nearly everything that Office is or was.

Forget the templates. They sux. They look like... templates. Unless you got a really good one. If you know any peeps in personnel or HR, a friend, have them look your stuff over. That helps a lot.

The trend is away from the fancy, flowery, buzz word resumes.

Get down and gritty and say what you mean.

Cut it down to one page, unless they ask for more.

Use good English and proper grammar.

Don't dare misspell even one word.

Use nice paper and don't ever send a photograph.

Concentrate on the cover letter.

Make the cover letter slap in the face. Make them read it.

The best way is to say right up front, you've already been doing this type work.

That's an automatic into the keeper pile.

An HR friend told me he used to take the stack of hundreds of resumes with cover letters, and sit there and throw them on the floor one by one. He didn't look for more than a few seconds each. A big pile of rejects and a little pile of keepers. Make yours a keeper.

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Concentrate on the cover letter.

Make the cover letter slap in the face. Make them read it.

Having a copy of the job description helps when writing the cover letter. Customize your cover letter to show how you meet every requirement that they are looking for.

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Did you enter the code exactly as it is printed? Including capital letters? If so then I have no clue.

yep. tried it several times.

It expired, no doubt. Pain in the butt MicroSoft sneaky ass trickery.

Use the OpenOffice. It's free and nearly everything that Office is or was.

Forget the templates. They sux. They look like... templates. Unless you got a really good one. If you know any peeps in personnel or HR, a friend, have them look your stuff over. That helps a lot.

The trend is away from the fancy, flowery, buzz word resumes.

Get down and gritty and say what you mean.

Cut it down to one page, unless they ask for more.

Use good English and proper grammar.

Don't dare misspell even one word.

Use nice paper and don't ever send a photograph.

Concentrate on the cover letter.

Make the cover letter slap in the face. Make them read it.

The best way is to say right up front, you've already been doing this type work.

That's an automatic into the keeper pile.

An HR friend told me he used to take the stack of hundreds of resumes with cover letters, and sit there and throw them on the floor one by one. He didn't look for more than a few seconds each. A big pile of rejects and a little pile of keepers. Make yours a keeper.

yea, sneaky bastards.

ill try out the openoffice. thanks guys.

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