Getting Started with Resume Generator Plus
If you are a first
time Resume
Generator Plus
user: you will begin
by going to the
Employment
Profile tab.
If you are a
returning resume
generator user: you
can access your
saved resumes and
letters by selecting
the appropriate tab
– Resume Builder
or Letter Builder.
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Building Your Employment Profile
The Resume
Generator Plus
stores all of your
personal information
under the
Employment
Profile tab for easy
access and update.
To build your
Employment Profile
start by entering
your personal
information under
each section.
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Resume Generator Plus Featured Tools
Navigation tabs across
the top make it easy to
toggle between your
profile, samples,
resumes, and letter
building tools.
By clicking on the
CENGAGE Site link at
the top right of the
screen you can find
easy access to textbook
companion sites and
other Cengage products
and services.
The Help link next to it
provides 24/7 Technical
Support Service.
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Resume Generator Plus Featured Tools
When inputting your
personal employment
history, there is a helpful
Tips section on the right
of every screen.
Under Add/Edit
Employment History
the drop down selection
boxes make it easy to
input information and the
identified required
fields make sure you
don’t skip over important
information.
The Automatic Spell
Check highlights
misspelled words.
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Need Ideas? Check out the Sample Tab
Need ideas, check
out the Samples tab.
Select a sample to
view by clicking on
the View button.
Read about how to
use the sample
document in the Tips
Information on the
right side of the
screen.
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Need Ideas? Check out the Sample Tab
The sample document
opens in Microsoft Word
so you can edit it with
your information.
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Using the Resume Builder: Creating a Resume
Under the Resume
Builder tab, you can
create a new resume.
Just click on the
Create Resume
button on the tool bar
then choose New
Resume. A pop-up
box will appear asking
you to name the
resume.
Each named resume
will then appear in a
list on the left of the
screen under My
Resumes.
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Using the Resume Builder : Assign Headings
Assign headings to your
resume under the Resume
Builder tab by selecting
the Assign Headings
button on the toolbar.
You can then
select from
the headings
listed in the
pop up box.
Once you have selected a heading, you can move them up or down in the
Resume Builder by dragging and dropping the highlighted areas into place.
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Using the Resume Builder: Adding/Editing Information
Adding and editing
information is easy in the
resume builder:
If you have already entered
information into your
employment profile you can
check  specific items
you want to appear in the
resume and then select
Add to Resume.
To create a new entry
select New. Once created it
will be available in your
employment profile and in
the selection list above.
Select Edit if you want to
change information you
have added to the resume.
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Using the Resume Builder: Selecting a Layout
The Resume
Generator Plus comes
with eight pre-made
layouts for you to use.
To choose a layout for
your resume select
Layout from the tool
bar.
A pop-up box will
show you the layouts
to choose from. Select
a layout and click
Assign to apply it to
your resume.
Once a layout is
selected, the name will
appear in yellow on
the tool bar.
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Using the Resume Builder: Preview, Print, and Save As…
Select Save As from the
toolbar to save the
resume as Word, PDF,
or plain Text format.
Select Preview from the
tool bar to view and print
your resume layout.
Scroll through your
document to check for
length and page breaks.
You can always go back
into the Resume Builder
tab and make edits. You
can also make any
adjustments to the
layout in Word.
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Using the Resume Builder: Creating a Reference List
You can generate a
reference list by
selecting the Reference
List in your tool bar. A
selection pop-up box will
appear for you to add
your references.
If you have entered your
references in the
Employment Profile
they will appear in a
selection list at the top
of the pop-up box. You
can checkmark the
references you want to
include and select
Preview to see the list
in your chosen layout.
You can also save the
list as a Word document
or PDF.
If you want to add a new reference to
your list, just select the New button.
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Using the Letter Builder: Creating a Letter
The Resume Generator
Plus comes with twelve
pre-made letters that fit
various employment
needs. There are nine
different cover letters, a
post interview letter,
resignation letter and
reference letter
formats.
You can select one of
your saved letters listed
on the left under My
Letters to edit or create
a new letter by
selecting Create
Letter.
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Using the Letter Builder: Creating a Letter
Read through the Tips
and suggested text to
make sure the letter type
meets your needs.
You can change to
another type by
selecting a new letter
from the drop down box.
The letters are available
with pre-populated text.
You can Edit each
section by selecting edit
on the blue header bar.
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Using the Letter Builder: Editing a Letter
Use the Letter
Builder tab to edit a
letter.
In the Opening pop
up box you can edit
the boldfaced text as
indicated
Bold, italic and
underline tools are
offered so information
can be appropriately
emphasized when
necessary.
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Using the Letter Builder: Preview, Print, and Save As…
The Letter Builder
Layouts, Preview,
and Save As buttons
work the same as the
Resume Builder
buttons.
The Letter Builder
layouts match the
layouts found in the
Resume Builder, so
students can
compliment their
resume with a
matching cover letter
or follow-up with a
matching thank you
note.
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