by Andrews Victor

Created on: February 01, 2010   Last Updated: February 02, 2010

Writing a resume is a skill the importance of which cannot be emphasized enough, especially these days when too many people are chasing too few jobs. An effective resume is the one thing that will get you a foot in the door of any potential employer and also the only thing that stands between you not being considered for the job or granted an interview.

However, it is not enough to just list your qualifications, experiences, special skills and hobbies. Whether you are writing a chronological resume, a functional resume or a combination resume, a great deal also depends on how well you package all the necessary data in a manner that the recruiter, who spends on an average just 10 to 30 seconds on each application as he separates “the wheat from the chaff”, gets hooked.

This is where the experts come in. There are thousands of websites offering professional resume writing tips and free templates that save you the hassle of designing your own resume. Following are some of the top websites for free resume templates:

docs.google.com/templates?q=resume offers hundreds of different kinds of free templates to choose from, depending on your target audience and what you are trying to achieve. Whether you want to highlight your job preferences or your achievements, you are spoilt for choice as you get to pick from a range of styles, formats, structures and fonts. However, you need to have a Google account to be able to download and save the required template on your desktop.

www.resumetemplates.org/ contains more than 250 free resume templates, categorized according to job descriptions. You can download a resume either as a rich text format file or a word document, change the details and you are on your way. The accent here is on content rather than aesthetics with the result that the sample resumes are simplistic in nature.

www.southworth.com/page.php?id=137 helps you create your own custom resumes using the free resume templates available in three styles: modern, executive and sophisticated. As the site says, “Just choose a style, download and go!” The templates are already formatted and contain sample resume wording – all you have to do is add in your work experience, education and job objectives. Need more help? Check out its “new sample resume and cover letter page” where you will find entry level to executive level help, chronological or functional.

www.instantresumetemplates.com/ hosts more than 65 resume templates you

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