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Writing a resume when you have been fired is not really different from writing a resume under other circumstances. If one is unemployed for any reason and looking for work, the first step is to write a comprehensive record of experience and attributes; otherwise known as a resume.

The purpose of the resume is to invite potential employers to consider you a likely candidate for hire and to offer you a personal interview. Employers will be perusing your resume to discern if you have the qualifications and skills they are seeking; in depth comments about how long you were in a specific position and why you left will be addressed in the interview and need not be referred to in detail on the resume.

There was a time when all resumes had one uniform format to follow. Under work experience it was expected to list dates of hire and termination to illustrate stability. Today's resumes are more creative and customized in design and there are several techniques one can use to draw attention away from that information. After an interview has been obtained, an individual will have the opportunity to plead his case regarding the subject of being fired.

If you have had the misfortune of being terminated from a place of employment for reasons other than fraud and outright criminal behavior, here is a good outline to follow in order to appeal to recruiting employers and Human Resource managers in order to get a foot in the door for an interview and an opportunity to explain in detail why the company might want to hire you in spite of your negative previous work history.

Sample Resume Outline:

* Personal information

At the top of plain white business paper type your name, address and contact numbers: Home telephone, cell and email address. Do this in bold so it will stand out.

* Objective

A brief statement of purpose includes: What type of employment you are seeking, why you feel qualified to do so, and for what reasons hiring you would be beneficial to an employer.

* Attributes and Qualifications

Ordinarily this next heading would have been work experience, but in a case where a previous termination was involuntary, it would be wise to move that portion of the resume to the bottom and stress your talents and skills up front.

Under attributes and qualifications one might list being a highly motivated self starter, congenial with coworkers, open to taking direction from those in authority, and flexible and fast learner; all attributes potential employers would deem desirable. This is also

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