The "Art' of resume writing is a talent all of its own. But even if you have a killer resume, you should always tailor it to serve your best interest. Where it is true, that you worked where you worked, you did what you did and you did it when you did it, there are small defining elements of your tenure that may or may not apply. These elements, stated properly or not stated at all can make all the difference to a potential employer.

You should always target a specific job with a specific employer. This will help define the elements of your employment history necessary to land the job.

Example: Let's say you were employed by a Temporary Employment Agency. During your employment you specialized in "front office work".

During your time with the company (2 years) you worked for 24 different employers/companies.

You became very proficient at the following:

• 1. Answering the phone.
• 2. Dictation.
• 3. Typing
• 4. Filing
• 5. Light bookkeeping
• 6. At two or more of the jobs you helped paint the offices.
• 7. At just about half of the jobs you emptied the garbage.
• 8. The last job, of two months, you ended up booking flights for a senior partner.
• 9. Lastly, during your 2 years of employment with the "Agency" you helped to update their website with new job posting info.

If you are targeting other Employment Agency jobs, it would be important to show that you have been placed 24 times, successfully, and that you adapt well to new environments. Leave in the part that you "empty garbage', "paint, book flights, and do web work". These are all admirable qualities of a temporary employee. You will also point out that even though you have been offered full time employment, you are not afraid of change, or meeting new people. These opportunities help to make you a well rounded, great employee.

If you are targeting an "accounts receivable" position, for example, you need to skew your resume to focus on the talents that best relate to the position. Leave off painting and your participation in sanitary engineering. Those talents, in this case, don't strengthen your argument. You should include your ability to "book flights" if the job requires that you may have to travel, this will be viewed as an asset.

Always include knowledge of "current technology", like your WEB work. Knowledge of the "WEB" in any capacity is perceived as a bonus to a potential employer. However, be careful not to overstate your abilities. Even though you are not applying for a job that requires "WEB" knowledge, you might be called on to perform. Your inability to perform, when you said you could, will translate to your new employer as fraudulent tendencies. You will have to prove yourself twice over as a book keeper to win back his/her respect.

You want to key in on the fact that while working in a temporary capacity, you were able to train in different environments and solidify your love for book keeping. The fact that you worked in at a temporary agency for an extended period of time also shows your commitment. Worded properly, this can translate your temporary work into a dedicated, long term employee.

Lastly, the icing on the cake would be the inclusion of letters of recommendation from the temporary employers. Hope this helps