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If you're a recent college graduate, you should know by now that the job market is tough. However, there are some steps you can take to make the job search process a little easier on yourself. Perhaps the most important step of all is knowing how to write a resume.

While there are fewer companies hiring new workers, there are more people searching for jobs. This means employers will receive hundreds of resumes for open positions, all the more reason to make your resume stand out.

Your resume should include the basic information - your name and address, the college you graduated from, the degree you obtained, what you're looking for and what kind of experience you have, whether it's internships, full-time jobs or classwork.

When putting your resume together, you should make it visually stunning. It should look clean and easy to read, but it also should stand out. You can do this by using a different font, using unique symbols to separate different sections of your resume, or aligning the font in an unusual but neat way.

When writing your resume, keep in mind that you should: list technical skills first, customize your qualifications, quantify your past results, use action words, give yourself credit, be short and concise while being clear, don't give more information than the reader needs and make sure there aren't any mistakes.

Once you have a resume you're satisfied with, there are other steps you can take to make your job search more successful. You can expand your network, use your college career services center, create an inexpensive business card, join a professional association, prepare for interviews, think about all the opportunities outside your comfort zone you could apply for and, most importantly, don't give up.

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