Resume Writing Tips
You Need to Know (Part 1)
These resume writing tips will help to keep you focused, and on-track throughout your resume preparations:
Job Objective: See
Tips on Resume Objectives
Templates: Take a look at
Resume Templates
to select the resume type you think you may use. It will depend on what you believe, from the employer’s perspective, makes the perfect candidate
Examples: Take a look at
Resume Examples
from the Real World
Keep Important Info Up Front: Don’t lose the key things you did in the body of the resume. Bring these things to the front in the objectives section
Sell: A resume is a selling document to get the interview. Tell them only enough to have them wanting more
Benefits: Your document should promise to solve the employer’s problem and provide them with benefits and value. Focus on these, but keep it real too
Specific is Terrific: Describe your achievements clearly and specifically as benefits measured in $ or % terms such as 'Implemented abc to cut costs by x%'
Skills: : Beyond the immediate job needs and clear process skills required, you need include strong pointers to softer skills like communication, leadership, team building, adaptability, etc.
2 pages: Keep your resume to two pages or less for a full resume.
These are useful tips to remember as you prepare your information. Go now to Part 2 for
more resume tips...
Or go to Part 3 for
Even More Tips...
Or finally, remember
5 Things Never to Put on your Resume
My Story
I was out of work for 3 months once and money was getting rather tight to say the least. My resume was ok and I had carefully targeted the job market but had zero response. So one day, in total desperation, I produced a 1-page resume and sent it to everyone I could think of.
A few agencies told me it was useless because ALL employers wanted a FULL resume and not my 1 page document. But I held out, and said I would gladly show them my full resume... when they invited me for an interview. Within 2 weeks I had 3 interviews lined-up and eventually took one of the jobs. Just brilliant!
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Go now to Part 2 for
more resume tips...
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