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Aussie Résumés offer résumé writing services, a résumé critiquing service, cover letter and selection criteria editing and writing, and software products.

May 2007: Issue 41

Editor:  Tara West

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In This Issue

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> Welcome
> The Aussie Résumé Writer released
> Article: Ambitiously Pursuing Your Own Self-Direction by Jim Rohn
> Positive Quote
> Article: Chronological or Functional?
> Positive Quote
> Subscribe / Unsubscribe Information
> Contact Information

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Welcome

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SOFTWARE RELEASE
The Aussie Résumé Writer

After much work and anticipation The Aussie Résumé Writer was released on Sunday the 29th of April.  

You can view more information about it, plus download a demo, at: www.aussieresumes.com/software.htm 

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ARTICLE:

Ambitiously Pursuing Your Own Self-Direction
(Excerpted from The Power of Ambition series)
by Jim Rohn

What is the origin of true ambition? There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you – in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation. Your ambition is an expression of who you truly are, your own self-expression.

Self-expression. Isn't self-expression really self-direction? How you think, how you move, how you motivate yourself. Ambition is a result of self-direction and self-direction is one of the six key principles necessary for building ambition. Positive self-direction says, "I know who I am and I know where I want to go. I'm accumulating knowledge and experiences and feelings and philosophies that will help prepare me for opportunities that I know will show up without notice or any help on my part." Because you know where you want to go, you have already been working on the parts of your personality that will make you better. Working on your attitude, working on your health, working on your time management skills. Putting it all down on paper. And you constantly see yourself in the place you want to be, going in the direction you want to go.

Direction determines destination. So here is a question you must ask yourself, "Are all the disciplines that I'm currently engaged in taking me where I want to go?" What an important question to ask yourself at the beginning of the month, the beginning of the week, the beginning of the day. Because here is what you don't ever want to do - kid yourself. Kid your neighbor, kid me and kid the marketplace, but don't kid yourself - fingers crossed - hoping you will arrive at a good destination when you're not even headed that way. You have to ask yourself often, Am I? Am I doing the disciplines that are taking me in the direction I want to go? Don't neglect to ask these important questions, questions that help determine your direction, the set of your sail, your destination.

Is this the direction I want for my life?
Is this someone else's direction?
Is this a goal I have been ingrained with since my childhood?
Is this goal my parent's, my spouse's, my boss', my children's or is it Mine?

Ask yourself these questions and then debate them. After you have answered these questions within yourself, then take it one step further and ask, "What am I doing that is working or not working?" Debate it all. Work with your mind to figure out the best possible direction for you - your self-direction. And then ambitiously pursue your own self-direction. Let the power of your own ambition take you where you want to go, to do what you want to do, to create the life you want to live!

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

This article was submitted by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher. To subscribe to the Free Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine go to www.jimrohn.com or send a blank email to subscribe@jimrohn.com
Copyright © 2005 Jim Rohn International. All rights reserved worldwide.

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QUOTE

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

-- Goethe

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ARTICLE

Chronological or Functional?
(extract from "How To Write a Résumé That Blows Away the Competition" - available in The Aussie Résumé Writer software - www.aussieresumes.com/software.htm  
by Aussie Résumés

A functional résumé focuses on your skills.  Thus, this style tends to highlight the strengths you can bring to an employer and downplays your employment history – facts such as dates and so forth. 

We highly recommend that you do not put together a functional résumé.  Why?  Almost all hiring managers who participated in the Aussie Résumés Employer Survey were vocally opposed to functional résumés.  We are also in constant contact with HR professionals in a wide variety of industries which has given us an insight into what they do, or do not want to see.  We're passing on this knowledge to you!  Here are the main reasons why you shouldn't put together a functional résumé:

1)  This style has long been associated with those who have been long-term unemployed or have a large number of job gaps.  On sighting a functional résumé, first opinion is that the applicant has an unstable work history.  If you do have a few job gaps or have been long-term unemployed there are numerous ways around this and we have covered it within the Employment History section in "How To Write a Résumé That Blows Away the Competition".

2)  It annoys a hiring manager.  Employment is usually all over the place (i.e. most relevant placed at the top of the list, even though the applicant may have worked in that position 20 years ago), thus they have to spend more time trying to work out the applicant's recent experience.  Some applicant's even leave off dates altogether and instead write "2 years", etc; thus, a hiring manager has no idea what real experience an applicant has.  You should never waste a hiring manager's time – make everything easy for them!

3)  Hiring manager cannot determine the recent skills of an applicant.

What is a chronological résumé?  Essentially, it lists your employment and education in reverse chronological order; providing the hiring manager with an immediate picture of your experience. 

True-to-form chronological résumés can be quite boring though as they generally give no insight into a person's attributes and skills.

So what's the best way to format?  We recommend a combination of functional and chronological.  This approach works tremendously as you are providing hiring managers with what they want to see!  That is, a clear outline of your employment history in reverse chronological order, and a summary of your skills, attributes and abilities.  This approach is the preferred method by hiring managers as it gives them a full picture of who you are and what you can bring to their organisation.

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QUOTE

"Among the greatest of human tragedies are the wasted lives of those who fail, after enjoying success, and lose their desire to ever try again."

-- Frederick Van Rensselaer Day

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