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• Attractive Resumes
• Preparing for the interview
• Relocation Must-Knows
• Salary resources

• Create multiple versions of your resume, each providing additional details about specific skills. Writing multiple resumes can be time consuming, but it’s a small price to pay for the job you want. Be absolutely clear and honest about your capabilities and skill levels.
• If  you’re applying for a specific job, research the position and company. Pay attention to the job requirements, and highlight your qualifications that reflect the hiring company’s needs.
• Be concise. Stick to the traditionally accepted formula: one page for every three years of experience – never to exceed four pages total.
• Omit personal information such as gender, age, and country of origin.
• Choose type fonts that are easy to read, clean, and consistent. Don't use non-traditional or overly creative fonts.
• Read, edit, and re-read your resume to make sure it's well written, clear, and free of errors. Do it again. Then ask your friends and family to do the same. Misspelled words destroy your credibility like little else can.
• Resumes should portray your own achievements – not those of the project team. Don't not mislead the reader by claiming more than you accomplished in your own role.
• List your contract positions in reverse chronological order. It's the most preferred style, and our recruiters reject any other format because hiring managers will, too.
• Most important of all, include a summary profile at the top of the resume that highlights the most critical and relevant areas of your skills and experience. But do so in about five bullet points. Hiring managers often scan the summary before deciding to read the rest of the resume!

• Research the company and position prior to the interview. Get company information from their Web site. Memorize important facts.
• Make sure your interview clothes are clean and pressed a few days beforehand.
• Be on time.
• Make good-quality copies of your resume, on a nice grade of paper. Take more copies than you will possibly need – just in case. Store the copies in a folder where they will stay clean and unwrinkled
• Prepare questions for the interview. Your research on the company and position should lead you to questions for starts.
• Be prepared to discuss past projects. Review the most relevant; this is where the focus of discussion may be.
• Make good eye contact.
• Listen carefully and wait your turn to speak. Make sure you understand a question before you attempt to answer it.
• Always be truthful, on applications and in an interview.
• Ask what will happen next regarding your application for the position.
• Satisfy any request for additional information within 24 hours. Your ability to follow up is very much part of the interview test.
• Follow up diligently with your staffing agency's recruiter or client account manager. It is their job to meet their client's needs, and they can use your help in making sure the job is done right.

Several salary surveys are available on the Internet. Many are posted on Internet job boards. Some are included in technology publications. Be sure to read up on the fair market value for your skills and geographical location. Recruiters regularly come across candidates who have priced themselves out of the market. The candidates have become accustomed to a certain standard of living, and they’ve made no adjustments as market conditions and technology relevance change.

You might want to read an article on this subject at ComputerWorld.com. Please click on this link or copy it to your browser.