How to write a resume that gets you the paycheck
When you’re searching for a job, your time is precious and you need the fastest
method possible to show off your best assetts in a resume. The following method
is the best way to get an effective, powerful resume out to prospective employers:
Gather details
Write the content
Design and format
Check and recheck the final document
Gather details
Gather your personal information: name, address, phone number, and
email address. Use your full, real name, not a nickname. Use a permanent address.
Use a professional sounding email without cutsie, suggestive, or potentially offensive
words in the email address. Include the area code with your phone number.
Write the objective for your resume. Describe the position you want
in specific language, using a few sentences.
List your educational experience, including the type of degree you
have, such as AS, BA, and so forth. Include the educational institution, year of
graduation, degree minors and coursework that might be relevant to the position.
List any awards you earned or honor societies in which you held membership.
Write the objective for your resume. Describe the position you want
in specific language, using a few sentences.
List your work experience, internships, and volunteer work and always
include the following:
- Title of your position
- Name of organization
- Town and state
- Dates of employment.
List only your most relevant and essential jobs if you are older. List all your
experience if you are younger.
List your skills such as computer knowledge, foreign languages, medical
techniques that are relevant to the position, and other skills.
Gather your references. Make sure you ask permission before using
someone as a reference. Have a list of at least three people with their name, title,
employer, address, and business telephone numbers. You don’t need to include your
references on the resume. In fact, you really shouldn’t. However, this is a good
time to get the information so you can bring it to your interview.
Managing all this information to use in different resumes can cost you a lot of
time. Time that you don’t have these days, especially if you are working and trying
to find a new position. You can make the most of your short days and stay organized
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Write the content
Now, you need to roll up your sleeves and get to work. The first resume you write
will take the most time. In your lists that you created for your work experience,
you should describe your responsibilities using strong action verbs. Be clear about
your achievements and talents; however, choose your words wisely. Your goal is to
sound confident, not arrogant. You can organize your work experience by categories
or chronologically—you can decide whichever one works best for your resume. Younger
job applicants often use chronological order. More experienced applicants often
use categories.
Tips for making your content shine
Find out what the company wants and tailor your resume to the specific
job. Don’t include every job or volunteer position you ever had if the work is not
relevant to the position that you’re applying for.
Research the organization and emphasize what they need in your resume.
Use words from the job description in your resume.
Write your resume in such a way that any reader can understand it.
Avoid industry jargon.
Compose your resume as a snapshot of your achievements. Keep the resume
to one page, if possible.
Keep everything short. Use bulleted lists and avoid dense paragraphs
of long sentences.
Try organizing your work experience and achievements under sub-headings,
such as "strategy," "team leadership," "operations," "business relations" and "key
result." Under each heading, write bulleted, results-oriented descriptions that
usually take up only a single line. Quantify any results you achieved with numbers,
whenever possible. However, be honest and do not exaggerate. If the achievement
was a team effort, note that in the wording that you use.
After you have the first resume written, you should tailor that resume for the next
position that you apply for by doing the following:
Tweaking the resume objective
Re-arranging sections
Removing information that isn’t relevant to the position
Slightly rephrasing verbs to emphasize a different set of achievements
or skills
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Design and format your resume
Above all, make sure your resume uses white space efficiently and do not include
too much information on one page, or the prospective employer will not want to read
it.
Use a font size of 10 to 14 points.
Use non-decorative fonts, such as Arial or Times New Roman. Use only
one font throughout the resume.
Do not use italics, script, or underlined letters.
Align all text with the left margin and do not indent your paragraphs.
Keep your resume to one page, if at all possible.
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Check and recheck your finished resume
You simply cannot afford one single typo on such an important document. One simple
mistake can eliminate you from consideration for the position. Ask a friend to review
the resume too. Read your resume again in a day or two. You might think of something
else to add before sending it to a prospective employer.
Checking your resume takes so little effort when you check out the winning wizards
and tools at www.resumeforall.com.
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10/17/2007
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