Court reporting agencies receive many resumes each day. The first step to get yours opened is that cover letter. Make it personal to the reader and stress how much you know about the company you are writing . Stress how your resume will show what a good fit you are for their court reporting firm. That should get the resume opened.
Now what? In the past, a neat ,concise resume seemed to be sufficient. Not true any longer when they are coming in droves. Everybody has to personalize that resume to the firm they are addressing it to.
Most resumes list years of experience. I personally think that explaining in depth what that experience is saves everybody a lot of time and trouble.
So my interest is peaked and I open that resume. Our firm brands itself as doing complex litigation. It is a waste of the court reporter’s time and my time for somebody who is looking for personal injury work to send me a resume. We just don’t have that type of work. I rarely see in a resume listed the type of depositions one is looking to do. We are also very interested in court reporters who do meetings. This tells a lot about your level of skills and the level of hard work you are willing to do. Very important piece of information. Also education and volunteer work makes a big difference, too. List your interests and hobbies. I rarely see that. Avid reader? Great.
My main piece of advice is, take the time to personalize that resume and make it relevant to the company you are sending it to!
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