Your resumé and cover letter or email highlight your skills, accomplishments, experience, education and training. Their purpose is to make a strong first impression on an employer so you get asked to an interview.

To make that strong first impression, you’ll need resumés and cover letters or emails that are concise, well written and targeted to the employer’s requirements:

• Start by collecting your skills, accomplishments, experience and training on a resumé master.
• Decide which type of resumé will market you most effectively.
• Tailor your resumé to fit each job.
• Master the art of high-impact resumé writing.
• Know how to format your resumé for an employer.
• Write cover emails and letters employers will read.
• Provide great references.