[Sarah]

Question....who is she currently working for? Was the job related experience internships? Just curious.

There has already been some excellent advice. I think networking to get an interview and then selling yourself in the interview as to why you are the best person for the position are the best ways to snatch the job you want.

Her cover letter, resume and interview are all opportunities to make herself stand out from the crowd...describing how her experience, education and personality traites make her a perfect fit for the position. Like a teacher once said to me..."if you don't toot your own horn...no one is going to toot it for you"...it sounded funny but he was right.

On the resume...less is more. No one wants to read multiple pages. Use a bullet point format and do a section for Education (degress and any licenses/certifications related to the position), Work experience (only as far back as is relevent), Achievements (i.e. awards - educational, professional, community) and then sometimes people add an "Interests" section to give them an idea of interests/hobbies outside of work (i.e. showing they have a life outside of work and stress outlits). If the employer wants to know something more...they will ask for it.

They want a well rounded person. I'm sure she knows this...but always dress for an interview so their first impression is..."wow...she looks sharp...she must really want the job."

I mentioned all of the above because I was on an interview panel who interviewed over a hundred people for police officer positions, and I also did background investigations for companies on future employees...these things stood out.

Without sounding sickening...here was my career path. I got my first 2 law enforcement jobs by working my butt off in college & skills to get good grades, be involved in the community, worked almost full-time to pay for college, and "studied" about the city before I interviewed for the jobs. I also networked to speak with people who already worked there to gain more specific info for the interviews. My first job as an investigator for the private sector I got by calling corporate investigators who I worked with on cases and got an interview that way. Then...when I wanted to do background investigations...I cold called a company and spoke to the owner and they let me come in for an interview and hired me. And...the current job I have now I fell into by mistake while I was going for two stressful state jobs...I was only supposed to be here for a short while and now it is 3 years later....you never know where things will take you.

So...there are many ways for her to get a job and get her foot in the door. The resume is just a piece of the larger picture.

TELL HER GOOD LUCK!!