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There are many résumé-writing programs out there for today's job hunter. Resumes Quick & Easy is a good, basic program for someone who has all the content ready and polished and needs a little help with presentation. Installation was quick and easy (no pun intended). Setup took less than five minutes, although you do have to register upon installation; you cannot opt to do it later. However, the only required fields on the registration form are first and last name. Resumes Quick & Easy opens to a main menu with four primary features. The first section is Resumes, where you can choose from over a dozen different templates to build the right résumé for your personal goals. Whether you want to emphasize your education, your skills, or your professional experience, there is a template here that should work. Next, go to Cover Letters, where format choices include advertisement reply, broadcast letter, networking letter, offer acceptance, resignation letter, and more. The Contact Manager section is a central place to store the names and contact information of people who are helping you with your job search, or to whom you plan to reach out in the future. Contact Manager will also merge this information directly into your cover letters. Finally, use the Salary Finder section to enter your current position (or any job that you are considering) and your desired geographical area to get a sense of the pay scale involved. These four areas comprise the main features of Resumes Quick & Easy. This program also offers an action word and prewritten-phrase database to assist with writer's block, or to avoid multiple word use. Overall, we found Resumes Quick & Easy to be a helpful program for someone who needs a little extra assistance to create a polished and presentable résumé, and to get that résumé out there efficiently and professionally. Resumes Quick & Easy won't do all the work for you, but it certainly will save you some time. --Kendra Hayden
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