| Writing a résumé can be one of the most
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| | should be mentioned as well including:
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| daunting parts of any job search. Quite
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| | food service, wine courses, language
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| frankly, it is one of the most important
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| | training, etc. The training section could
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| elements in helping you find work. A good
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| | easily be titled "Education" and include
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| résumé can ease doors open while a
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| | college degrees and other post high
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| poorly written one will certainly shut
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| | school training as well.
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| these very same doors. In aviation, there
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| | References: Please do not include
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| are certain things that must be included
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| | references on your résumé! If you feel
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| in a résumé to help you get noticed and
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| | the need to mention references, please
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| getting noticed is, of course, the first
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| | conclude your résumé with something
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| step toward securing an interview which
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| | like this: References furnished upon
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| may lead to employment.
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| | request. That's it. Nothing fancy. If you
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| There is no "one-size fits all" résumé
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| | do mention that references will be
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| that will guarantee success. In my many
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| | included at a later time please make sure
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| years of reviewing pilot and, later,
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| | that you have at least three, be prepared
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| flight attendant résumés I have seen
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| | to present them upon request, and make
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| submitted everything from multipage
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| | sure your references know that you are
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| treatises to two paragraph summations.
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| | using them as references.
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| As a private flight attendant, your
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| | Hobbies: Hmmm.... I am not sure why some
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| résumé should fall somewhere in
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| | people feel the need to include details
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| between: a one page copy is the preferred
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| | on how they spend their free time.
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| length in this industry.
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| | Perhaps they are trying to tell the
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| The top part of your résumé must
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| | person reading the résumé that they are
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| include the following:
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| | a well rounded person. In my opinion,
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| 1. Your name
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| | save those details for your interview.
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| 2. Your complete address: house or
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| | Other personal information: In most
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| apartment number, street, city, state,
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| | states giving out one's marital status,
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| zip and country if applying
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| | age, height and weight is illegal. If you
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| internationally.
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| | are applying for work overseas the
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| 3. Your home phone number.
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| | company or agency may want this
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| 4. Your cell phone or secondary
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| | information in addition to a full length
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| number such as a fax machine.
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| | picture of yourself and a headshot. I
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| 5. Your email address.
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| | have heard objections from some about
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| This first bit of information should be
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| | this particular practice. Remember: the
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| centered for easy reading and your copy
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| | U.S. Bill of Rights stops at our borders.
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| should be on white or off white paper. No
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| | If you want to work internationally, you
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| fancy fonts, no loud colors, nothing to
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| | must respect local laws and customs. Your
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| make it stand out. Why? More than likely
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| | opinion will probably not shape what they
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| it will be trashed if it is not visually
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| | want if you do not like it then do not
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| appealing. Trust me: in business
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| | apply.
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| aviation, which is generally a very
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| | College and universities are key
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| conservative field, the flamboyant self
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| | institutions where many get their first
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| promoter is often ignored.
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| | try at crafting a résumé. I like what
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| What follows next is open to debate. Some
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| | the University at Buffalo School of
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| human resources people insist that you
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| | Management has to say about writing a
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| need an Objective on your résumé while
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| | résumé:
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| others do not. If you do include an
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| | Do:
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| Objective, please write a strong and
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| | * Do try to fit your résumé on one
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| positive statement about your career and
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| | page
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| job objective, concentrating on your
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| | * Do leave an appropriate amount of
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| strengths and how you can add value to a
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| | margin space (1/2 - 1 inch is good, no
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| potential employer. When creating your
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| | less than ¼ inch)
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| objective, use clear and concise
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| | * Do use positive action verbs to
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| language. One of the advantages of
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| | highlight your skills
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| including an Objective is that it tends
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| | * Do use the present tense for
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| to set the tone for the entire résumé.
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| | current activities and the past tense for
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| Leaving one out is sometimes preferable
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| | previous experiences
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| if you are applying for different
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| | * Do place important items in the
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| positions. Always state in the Objective
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| | most prominent areas of your résumé
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| what you can contribute to the company
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| | * Do proofread your résumé for
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| and not what you want to get out of the
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| | spelling, punctuation, grammatical, and
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| job or the company.
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| | typographical errors
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| After you write your Objective, you
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| | * Do make sure your résumé is
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| should follow up with your work history.
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| | neatly typed and letter perfect
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| Instead of centering the remaining
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| | * Do be honest and accurate in the
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| information, align your copy to the left
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| | facts you give on your résumé
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| of the page.
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| | * Do be Positive!
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| Work History: Please, if you have been
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| | Do Not:
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| working for many years, you might want to
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| | * Do not write RÉSUMÉ on top of
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| consider limiting your information to the
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| | the page
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| last ten years. A résumé is not your
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| | * Do not use "I," "Me," or any
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| job history, rather it is a summation of
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| | abbreviations!
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| who you are and what you bring to the
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| | * Do not date the résumé, attach
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| table. Save the nitty gritty details for
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| | advertisements, or list salary
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| the application form. This is
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| | requirements
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| particularly important if you are over
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| | * Do not leave out volunteer or
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| 40: do not kid yourself by thinking that
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| | other experiences where you have
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| age discrimination does not occur. You
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| | demonstrated relevant skills
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| want to get the interview and then you
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| | * Do not give any false information
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| can work on getting the job during the
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| | * Do not include reasons for
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| interview. In some situations you will
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| | changing jobs
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| not even get the interview if someone
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| | Have others proofread your copy and do
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| finds out that you are 49. Is this legal?
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| | not be offended by their suggestions or
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| Usually, no. Is it provable? You probably
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| | comments. Consider all comments and
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| will never find out.
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| | suggestions for possible changes to your
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| Training: After including your work
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| | résumé if you are rigid about your
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| history, you will need to list your
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| | résumé you may be too rigid for this
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| training. If you completed FACTS, Alteon,
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| | industry. Remember, there is no "one-size
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| FlightSafety, Beyond and Above, etc. then
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| | fits all" résumé your copy, however,
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| spell it out. Include training locations,
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| | should accurately reflect what you are
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| dates, and a brief synopsis of the
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| | all about and what you can do for the
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| training. For example, "emergency egress
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| | company.
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| training, emergency medical procedures,
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| | For more information about the wonderful
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| food safety and culinary arts, wine
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| | world of business aviation, please visit
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| service, etc." Do not write several
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| | the internet's premier independent site
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| paragraphs but do include some
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| | for private flight attendants, the
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| information about what was accomplished
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| | Corporate Flight Attendant Community.
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| during your training. Taking other types
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| | Links to this site and others are listed
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| of training related to the field can and
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| | in the resource box which follows.
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