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Chapter 6

Step One:

Heading

Your Way

In This Chapter
➤ Designing a heading that makes your name stand out

➤ Including the right contact information
➤ Writing a concise Job Objective statement to get the job you want
➤ Substituting a professional title for the Job Objective statement

When you introduce yourself at a social, business, or networking event, your name is fre-
quently a springboard for conversation. It’s the thing you most want people to remember,
because it’s what they’ll use to find you again. For that reason, clever folks say their name
clearly and, if possible, make it stand out. (I often say, “Susan Ireland, like the country.”)
The same principle applies to your resume: You want your name to stand out, and you want
to tell the reader what kind of job you’re looking for. Whether you’re writing a chronologi-
cal or functional resume, the guidelines in this chapter for creating the Heading and Job
Objective sections apply.

Look Who’s Talking

The Heading section of a resume appears at the top of the page, as highlighted in the fol-
lowing template. The heading includes your name and contact information.