44 Resume Writing Tips

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44 Resume Writing Tips
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by Daniel Scocco Having a solid and effective resume can greatly improve your chances of landing that dream job. That is beyond discussion. How does one make sure that his resume is top notch and bullet proof, however? There are several websites with tips around the web, but most bring just a handful of them. We wanted to put them all together in a single place, and that is what you will find below: 44 resume writing tips.
1. Know the purpose of your resume Some people write a resume as if the purpose of the document was to land a job. As a result they end up with a really long and boring piece that makes them look like desperate job hunters. The objective of your resume is to land an interview, and the interview will land you the job (hopefully!). 2. Back up your qualities and strengths
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Instead of creating a long (and boring) list with all your qualities (e.g., disciplined, creative, problem solver) try to connect them with real life and work experiences. In other words, you need to back these qualities and strengths up, else it will appear that you are just trying to inflate things. 3. Make sure to use the right keywords Most companies (even smaller ones) are already using digital databases to search for candidates. This means that the HR department will run search queries based on specific keywords. Guess what, if your resume doesnt have the keywords related to the job you are applying for, you will be out even before the game starts. These keywords will usually be nouns. Check the job description and related job ads for a clue on what the employer might be looking for. You can read more about resume keywords on the article Tapping the Power of Keywords to Enhance Your Resumes Effectiveness. 4. Use effective titles Like it or not, employers will usually make a judgment about your resume in 5 seconds. Under this time frame the most important aspect will be the titles that you listed on the resume, so make sure they grab the attention. Try to be as descriptive as possible, giving the employer a good idea about the nature of your past work experiences. For example: Bad title : Accounting Good title : Management of A/R and A/P and Recordkeeping 5. Proofread it twice It would be difficult to emphasize the importance of proofreading your resume. One small typo and your chances of getting hired could slip. Proofreading it once is not enough, so do it twice, three times or as many as necessary. If you dont know how to proofread effectively, here are 8 tips that you can use. 6. Use bullet points No employer will have the time (or patience) to read long paragraphs of text. Make sure, therefore, to use bullet points and short sentences to describe your experiences, educational background and professional objectives. 7. Where are you going? Including professional goals can help you by giving employers an idea of where you are going, and how you want to arrive there. You dont need to have a special section devoted to your professional objectives, but overall the resume must communicate it. The question of whether or not to highlight your career objectives on the resume is a polemic one among HR managers, so go with your feeling. If you decide to list them, make sure they are not generic. 8. Put the most important information first This point is valid both to the overall order of your resume, as well as to the individual sections. Most of the times your previous work experience will be the most important part of the resume, so put it at the top. When describing your experiences or skills, list the most important ones first. 9. Attention to the typography
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First of all make sure that your fonts are big enough. The smaller you should go is 11 points, but 12 is probably safer. Do not use capital letters all over the place, remember that your goal is to communicate a message as fast and as clearly as possible. Arial and Times are good choices. 10. Do not include no kidding information There are many people that like to include statements like Available for interview or References available upon request. If you are sending a resume to a company, it should be a given that you are available for an interview and that you will provide references if requested. Just avoid items that will make the employer think no kidding! 11. Explain the benefits of your skills Merely stating that you can do something will not catch the attention of the employer. If you manage to explain how it will benefit his company, and to connect it to tangible results, then you will greatly improve your chances. 12. Avoid negativity Do not include information that might sound negative in the eyes of the employer. This is valid both to your resume and to interviews. You dont need to include, for instance, things that you hated about your last company. 13. Achievements instead of responsibilities Resumes that include a long list of responsibilities included are plain boring, and not efficient in selling yourself. Instead of listing responsibilities, therefore, describe your professional achievements. 14. No pictures Sure, we know that you are good looking, but unless you are applying for a job where the physical traits are very important (e.g., modeling, acting and so on), and unless the employer specifically requested it, you should avoid attaching your picture to the resume. 15. Use numbers This tip is a complement to the 13th one. If you are going to describe your past professional achievements, it would be a good idea to make them as solid as possible. Numbers are your friends here. Dont merely mention that you increased the annual revenues of your division, say that you increased them by $100,000, by 78%, and so on. 16. One resume for each employer One of the most common mistakes that people make is to create a standard resume and send it to all the job openings that they can find. Sure it will save you time, but it will also greatly decrease the chances of landing an interview (so in reality it could even represent a waste of time). Tailor your resume for each employer. The same point applies to your cover letters. 17. Identify the problems of the employer A good starting point to tailor your resume for a specific employer is to identify what possible problems he
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might have at hand. Try to understand the market of the company you are applying for a job, and identify what kind of difficulties they might be going through. After that illustrate on your resume how you and your skills would help to solve those problems. 18. Avoid age discrimination It is illegal to discriminate people because of their age, but some employers do these considerations nonetheless. Why risk the trouble? Unless specifically requested, do not include your age on your resume. 19. You dont need to list all your work experiences If you have job experiences that you are not proud of, or that are not relevant to the current opportunity, you should just omit them. Mentioning that you used to sell hamburgers when you were 17 is probably not going to help you land that executive position. 20. Go with what you got If you never had any real working experience, just include your summer jobs or volunteer work. If you dont have a degree yet, mention the title and the estimated date for completion. As long as those points are relevant to the job in question, it does not matter if they are official or not. 21. Sell your fish Remember that you are trying to sell yourself. As long as you dont go over the edge, all the marketing efforts that you can put in your resume (in its content, design, delivery method and so on) will give you an advantage over the other candidates. 22. Dont include irrelevant information Irrelevant information such as political affiliation, religion and sexual preference will not help you. In fact it might even hurt your chances of landing an interview. Just skip it. 23. Use Mr. and Ms. if appropriate If you have a gender neutral name like Alex or Ryan make sure to include the Mr. or Ms. prefix, so that employers will not get confused about your gender. 24. No lies, please Seems like a no brainer, but you would be amused to discover the amount of people that lie in their resumes. Even small lies should be avoided. Apart from being wrong, most HR departments do background checks these days, and if you are buster it might ruin your credibility for good. 25. Keep the salary in mind The image you will create with your resume must match the salary and responsibility level that you are aiming for. 26. Analyze job ads You will find plenty of useful information on job ads. Analyze no only the ad that you will be applying for, but also those from companies on the same segment or offering related positions. You should be able to identify
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what profile they are looking for and how the information should be presented. 27. Get someone else to review your resume Even if you think you resume is looking kinky, it would be a good idea to get a second and third opinion about it. We usually become blind to our own mistakes or way of reasoning, so another people will be in a good position to evaluate the overall quality of your resume and make appropriate suggestions. 28. One or two pages The ideal length for a resume is a polemic subject. Most employers and recruiting specialists, however, say that it should contain one or two pages at maximum. Just keep in mind that, provided all the necessary information is there, the shorter your resume, the better. 29. Use action verbs A very common advice to job seekers is to use action verbs. But what are they? Action verbs are basically verbs that will get noticed more easily, and that will clearly communicate what your experience or achievement were. Examples include managed, coached, enforced and planned. Here you can find a complete list of action verbs divided by skill category. 30. Use a good printer If you are going to use a paper version of your resume, make sure to use a decent printer. Laser printers usually get the job done. Plain white paper is the preferred one as well. 31. No hobbies Unless you are 100% sure that some of your hobbies will support you candidacy, avoid mentioning them. I know you are proud of your swimming team, but share it with your friends and not with potential employers. 32. Update your resume regularly It is a good idea to update your resume on a regular basis. Add all the new information that you think is relevant, as well as courses, training programs and other academic qualifications that you might receive along the way. This is the best way to keep track of everything and to make sure that you will not end up sending an obsolete document to the employer. 33. Mention who you worked with If you have reported or worked with someone that is well known in your industry, it could be a good idea to mention it on the resume. The same thing applies to presidents and CEOs. If you reported to or worked directly with highly ranked executives, add it to the resume. 34. No scattered information Your resume must have a clear focus. If would cause a negative impression if you mentioned that one year you were studying drama, and the next you were working as an accountant. Make sure that all the information you will include will work towards a unified image. Employers like decided people. 35. Make the design flow with white space
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Do not jam your resume with text. Sure we said that you should make your resume as short and concise as possible, but that refers to the overall amount of information and not to how much text you can pack in a single sheet of paper. White space between the words, lines and paragraphs can improve the legibility of your resume. 36. Lists all your positions If you have worked a long time for the same company (over 10 years) it could be a good idea to list all the different positions and roles that you had during this time separately. You probably had different responsibilities and developed different skills on each role, so the employer will like to know it. 37. No jargon or slang It should be common sense, but believe me, it is not. Slang should never be present in a resume. As for technical jargon, do not assume that the employer will know what you are talking about. Even if you are sending your resume to a company in the same segment, the person who will read it for the first time might not have any technical expertise. 38. Careful with sample resume templates There are many websites that offer free resume templates. While they can help you to get an idea of what you are looking for, do not just copy and paste one of the most used ones. You certainly dont want to look just like any other candidate, do you? 39. Create an email proof formatting It is very likely that you will end up sending your resume via email to most companies. Apart from having a Word document ready to go as an attachment, you should also have a text version of your resume that does not look disfigured in the body of the email or in online forms. Attachments might get blocked by spam filters, and many people just prefer having the resume on the body of the email itself. 40. Remove your older work experiences If you have been working for 20 years or more, there is no need to have 2 pages of your resume listing all your work experiences, starting with the job at the local coffee shop at the age of 17! Most experts agree that the last 15 years of your career are enough. 41. No fancy design details Do not use a colored background, fancy fonts or images on your resume. Sure, you might think that the little flowers will cheer up the document, but other people might just throw it away at the sight. 42. No pronouns You resume should not contain the pronouns I or me. That is how we normally structure sentences, but since your resume is a document about your person, using these pronouns is actually redundant. 43. Dont forget the basics The first thing on your resume should be your name. It should be bold and with a larger font than the rest of the text. Make sure that your contact details are clearly listed. Secondly, both the name and contact details should be included on all the pages of the resume (if you have more than one).
44. Consider getting professional help If you are having a hard time to create your resume, or if you are receiving no response whatsoever from companies, you could consider hiring a professional resume writing service. There are both local and online options are available, and usually the investment will be worth the money.
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1. D.F. Rucci on May 19, 2008 11:03 pm Thanks for these tips! Good work!
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2. Deb Dib on May 20, 2008 2:24 pm Great blog! I only just found you and I will certainly be following your posts and make my colleagues aware as well. This is one of the most relevant and succinct resume how-to lists Ive seen. And as a certified resume writer/coach/personal brand strategist with nearly 20 years in the industry, Ive seen a lot of how-to lists! Youve really distilled resume best-practices for your readers. As a follow-on, Id like to share a trend were seeing now what Ive coined as the BlackBerry effect for resumes (perhaps one could call it the Twitter-effect as well). Information is being received and digested in ever smaller bites and attention spans are shrinking as multi-tasking and mobile messaging grow. Resumes need to work in this environment. To capture attention in all this noise, resumes must follow suit, be easily readable on mobile devices (or by harried multi-tasking execs, recruiters, and HR folks) and speak of only what is necessary to communicate value to the target. In this new brand of resume, impact counts far more than responsible for (always did) but now it is even more important than most accomplishments. Decide the biggest thing youve done in each position and what it meant short- and long-term. Then support it with critical accomplishments (dollarized, of course) and be done with it. Bottom-line for the resume-writing public? If you dont have a value prop (impact statement) that will fit on Twitter (140 characters) youre not ready to write your resume! Clarity is power. 3. Clever Dude on May 20, 2008 2:25 pm Having interviewed a few fellow IT workers, Im amazed at how many pages Ive received in their resumes. People who have worked in IT the same or less years as I cant limit their experience to just 2 pages max. Why would I want to scroll through 7-8 pages, sometimes more, to find out what Im going to ask anyway during an interview. Be concise. Be honest. Be balanced (not too cocky, not too humble) 4. Kayce on May 20, 2008 2:52 pm Number 18 mentions that you should only include your age if it is requested. They should never ask your age!!! There are many questions that are, by law, forbid from being asked by a potential employer. Here is a sample list: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewsnetworking/a/illegalinterv.htm 5. Sumesh on May 20, 2008 5:02 pm Awesome tips, Daniel, and it is a really long post. I guess this is how you got employed by you knowwho. 6. Tom Paine on May 20, 2008 8:34 pm Just a few comments: 17: I would not go out on a limb and identify problems the company might be having. You might be pointing out problems out to someone who is reviewing your resome, that someone being responsible
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for the problems. Dont volunteer this kind of information. 28. Yes, do keep it short. Ive had resumes that were submitted in fat three-ring binders listing everything the person did that was job related including all training taken for all jobs (copies of certificates included). Anal! Basically you want to keep it short (absolutely no more than two pages) and keep your opinions to yourself. Opinions on resumes grease the way to the trash bin. If you are called for an oral interview dont volunteer your opinion on problems you perceive unless you are clearly asked. If youre asked whether theres something youd like to add (this as the interview is nearing the end) be optimistic and do not see problems that you think you can fix. If yourer asked to lunch, dont drink. Even if the prospective employer does. Its a test. 7. Tom Paine on May 20, 2008 9:16 pm Please excuse misspelling and other probs. assoc. with hasty writing on last submit. 8. Deborah on May 20, 2008 11:01 pm I appreciate the valuable information outlined here, and I know that it is useful, but I think the entire resume system is broken. What we really need to know is how to get past the gate-keepers. My husband spent three months job hunting. Only two companies out of two dozen bothered to acknowledge receiving his resume, and they were all (at the companies request) email submissions. How hard is it to auto-respond to an emailed resume? Every resume was tailored for each company. A professional told him that the human resources employees who look at resumes spend about 15 seconds on each one. They dont read them; they dont care. They despise the entire process. So how do you get past HR and to the person who needs a new employee in the department and is forced to rely on HR? 9. Tom Paine on May 21, 2008 3:31 am This may help Deborah who wrote above here. HR may look at hundreds of apps for a position. In a sense they are automatons when it comes to analyzing (looking at) a resume. HR may have written the recruitment doc. or at least trimmed it to its satisfaction. When HR looks at an app. they will also have the ad or position description right in front of them. they will constantly refer to it. If they dont see what they have written they are not inclined to read it with any fervor. Trick here is to mirror what they have written. Use their words up front to catch their eye and expand. Focus on what they have written and say it (write it) again adding what you need to. Repeat what HR says at least once or twice or even more-but dont be obnoxious. Bottom line here is make it easy for the HR people to hold and read your resume. they may have it in
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hand and they will be thinking Where does this fit into what we have written? Key words, key words, and brevity. Mirror the ad. Make it easy for the reader. Remember, this is work for somone else. They want to forward a resume for consideration that they have been able see straight off meets their criteria. And a note: Resumes are not vetted at this point. but do be honest. Be stark, mirror the ad, two pages and a very brief cover will be well received. HR deals with minimums. Minimally acceptable resumes will be passed on to the office hiring. Then that office will begin the process all over again. It wiil need to sort through and evaluate resumes. But you only needed to write the resume once. Mirror, add meat, be brief and good luck. (Forgive any typos, etc.-watching the election returns.) 10. Deborah on May 21, 2008 2:21 pm Tom Painethank you for the information. I appreciate that you took the time to write more. Deborah H. 11. Elaine Basham on May 21, 2008 6:42 pm Great post and really good tips you really covered all the bases. I agree with Debs comments above about information needing to be digested in smaller and smaller bites. Basically, in todays world, a resume needs to tell a potential employer just a few things: 1) who you are (Name, contact info, etc) 2) what you can do (skills/experience/responsibilities) 3) prove it (achievements / contributions quantified whenever possible) Your story has to be concise, powerful, keyword rich and intriguing enough that whoever is reading it is compelled to pick up the phone or Twitter you to find out more. 12. Jacob from JobMob on May 29, 2008 3:56 pm Great list, and Debs and Elaines comments are the icing on the cake. Stumbled this for you, Daniel 13. ajay on June 5, 2008 6:14 am fantastic site.thanks 14. Mary on August 19, 2008 1:42 am Im confused on #21 Sell Your Fish is that an English expression??? 15. Elizabeth Strauch, MBA on August 27, 2008 2:12 am Remember when you said to read, and re-read?
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Step 26. Add a t to no. You will find plenty of useful information on job ads. Analyze no only the ad that you will be applying for, but also those from companies on the same segment or offering related positions. You should be able to identify what profile they are looking for and how the information should be presented. E. L. Strauch 276 Thorndale Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (847) 228-7269 16. Alex Wilson on October 9, 2008 8:37 pm Great site. Keep up the good work. I check it often to sharpen my skills! 17. letter samples on November 4, 2008 10:20 am hi, truly a good and explanatory write up about the resume- a difficult thing to handle correctly. Would like to see some examples and more such articles. 18. Rosemary Pillar on November 4, 2008 7:14 pm You covered all the bases well! I was looking for a way to encourage kids, years away from needing a resume, to think in ways that will help them focus on the career they want and to present themselves in a fashion that will allow them to get the jobs they need for that career. Sounds like pretty grown up stuff for 4th grade to 8th graders at a career fair, but in my opinion its pretty late to start thinking in these terms as a junior or senior in high school. 19. Dominique Koukol on December 4, 2008 4:47 pm As a resume writer with an organizational development and human resources background, I have designed and implemented candidate selection processes for many corporations and have some insight to offer. To help you get past the gate keeper you have to keep in mind that in 80% of companies the initial gate keeper before Human Resources is an electronic resume software screening program. It helps to know how these work. That is why key words are so important, and really knowing how to research those key words goes beyond the job description to the company and understanding their culture and where they are in the business cycle as well. It takes HOMEWORK! Once you have this information, along with the job posting, you also must understand how the key words are ranked within the system. For example, industry and job specific key words are ranked higher and more powerful than general key words. An example of this could be: Quality Improvement is used across many industries, it is necessary, but perhaps not as effective as six sigma black belt for process improvement. The successful and appropriate use of keywords combines several elements. I have written an e-book which reveals this information and incorporates it with all of the other necessary elements to writing a
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resume that gets past the electronic gate keeper if you desire further information. (just click on my name to access it). Or if you have other resume related questions you can post them on my new blog at AskTheResumeCoach. Heres to your Success, Dominique Koukol 20. Tina on January 22, 2009 7:21 pm Excellent article. I will surely link it from my new resume website. 21. Resume Format on February 6, 2009 6:35 pm Rightly said friend.. All concepts of writing a proper resume without making mistake covered, one thing one must add is common sense to make a perfect resume with all the above tips.. 22. Kathy OReilly on February 18, 2009 7:19 pm Great tips! You may also want to include social networking links, particularly where potential employers can find you on LinkedIn or follow you on Twitter. 23. becka on February 19, 2009 12:07 am great info.. any suggestions for a stay at home mom returning to the real world after 11 years? 24. Rodney Kesslemen on February 20, 2009 6:32 pm Thank you I am going to send this to my son and get him to read especially number 10. That has always been a sore spot when every I look at his resume. The others are great tips too. 25. Linda C Carlson on March 17, 2009 10:39 pm What about the other noun/pronouns (name; he, she)? I just read a resume written in the third-person, and thought it quite an odd delivery. I literally couldnt get past the usage to realize the potential of the candidate. 26. Kristen Bennett on April 8, 2009 8:36 pm Very good article, very comprehensive! Particularly, the points about avoiding negativity and about updating your information are very good. Being negative just makes your new potential employer wonder if *you* were the problem at the last job, and simply copying and pasting your resume will either tell the interviewer that you didnt care enough to redo the entire thing and freshen it up, or youll simply be lost in the pile. The action verbs and being able to sell yourself was also an excellent point. There are more tips particularly focused to writing a resume in this economy here http://www.job.com/expert-resume-tips-2009
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at Job.com, if anyone reading is looking or knows someone whos looking for employment. The site has a lot of article on related points, and you can just read through, or you can sign-up and post your resume on their site (its free and theres no subscription or download; nothing like that). I hope it helps! 27. Wedding Guru on June 29, 2009 6:00 am These tips helped me to make the perfect resume and I got the job thanks. 28. vivillou on September 18, 2009 6:03 am thanks for this helpful blog..got to save some tips for my technical writing students..:-) 29. Jacob on October 24, 2009 6:27 pm These tips are very useful. To get your resume just right and have a second set of eyes look at submit it to proficientpaper.com for as low as $3.50 per page. Our staff of professional editors will: 1. Ensure that your resume uses active voice and uses the most powerful and accurate active verbs. 2. Proofread your Resume for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and adherence to English usage rules. 3. Make suggestions on arrangement of your Resume, and highlight your best achievements. 4. Cut out excessive words, phrases, or sections that clutter the Resume. We also edit cover letters. For more information please visit http://www.proficientpaper.com/coverletterediting.html 30. Laura Paris on November 16, 2009 6:21 am its afantastic site. These tips are very useful. it is a really long post. thanks for your information 31. Sharon on December 7, 2009 3:20 pm Really great tips. I like your blog! 32. Resume Writing Service NZ on January 21, 2010 6:36 am Great Tips, One more tip which relates to Number 5. Is to get a friend or family member to proof read your resume as its easy when you spend an hour or so on your resume to start over looking simple mistakes. 33. Trisha on January 25, 2010 12:55 am Very helpful hints. I had a business and now looking for a job in this bad economy. Found a job listing for a job I would really like to get close to home and that I have skill for. Your tips were very helpful 34. Annie Matthews on January 25, 2010 9:33 am This information is helpful. now i need to know how to write a autobiography about myself. my
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penmanship is so bad im ashamed of my own writing. 35. Anonymous on January 26, 2010 1:11 am Theres a typo in point 24. While your advice is good, that doesnt make you seem very credible. 36. ukjobsguide on March 11, 2010 9:47 am Thanks for the interesting post. This sounds like a great start-up idea. A lot of these companies online dont give the best quality. I look forward to reading more from you in the 37. Angie on April 9, 2010 11:39 am Thank you. I am trying to do a resume workshop for the students in my school and I found this very helpful. 38. Jeri-Anne Smith on June 8, 2010 4:16 am Great points there! Also, you should include to not put an cutesy or whatever email address on your resume.. such as Hottie10@.com use a professional looking email address.. trust me.. it makes a huge difference.. one look at Playa69@.com and your resume is tossed in the trashed without employers even looking at it. They assume you arent grown up enough or serious for the position. 39. Christian on July 27, 2010 11:49 pm Dear friends Before 2004 I worked in the banking field as credit department manager.This hapenned before I imigrate in US. Since 2004 I am working as a truck driver.I would like to get back in the office.Any suggestions in writing my resume? 40. Line on September 4, 2010 5:36 pm Thanks for the tips. I am sure I will be able to use some of them. Just want to point out however, there is a typo in #27 so another people will be in a good position to evaluate the overall quality of your resume and make appropriate suggestions 41. Amanda on October 9, 2010 2:44 am I really appreciate this blog on resume writing! It is useful to so many audiences at so many different stages in their careers. You have done a great job at summarizing the best tips for resume writers. They are easy to understand and very insightful, yet include things that most of us would neglect to think of. This list is creative and comprehensive. I found it very helpful with tweaking my own resume, and it offers advice for anyone hoping to stand out! With the competitive economy, I believe that this post is especially intriguing. Thank you for sharing your tips. 42. Rashmi Priya on November 12, 2010 10:13 am
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The tips mentioned in the article are very realistic and all points have been covered. 43. Mike DeCarlo on December 9, 2010 12:33 pm Hey, great info! Im reviewing my resume now! 44. Wesley Hanna on December 11, 2010 9:52 am As to keeping off hobbies bad idea! Dont list a hobby if it take space away from more relevant info or throws you onto a second page, but listing a couple key personal interests has done me well. Did listing them prevent me from getting interviews? I suppose Ill never know. But once I got to the interview, my one line of personal interests almost always helped me and I credit the conversations that flowed from that section as instrumental in the jobs Ive landed. When I was graduating college, a very successful uncle sat me down and helped me prepare for my first professional interview. His most important advice was that employers were not going to hire my GPA, my achievements, or the activities I was involved in. For me to get a job, theyd have to hire me. And that meant that employers in addition to looking for the most technically qualified candidate were looking to see if I was somebody that would fit in, be fun to work with, and contribute to the culture in a positive manner. So about midway through any interview, I usually get a question along the lines of so where do you like to hike? or do you play guitar in a band or just for fun? And either of those questions lets me put on a hat thats different from aggressive litigator I get to show the interviewer fun guy story teller with an enriching life. I believe my most important jobs were landed partly because of those conversations. 45. zero on January 4, 2011 11:37 pm thank you for that tip it will surely increase the chances of landing a dream job! 46. roddy on January 5, 2011 1:08 pm my resume would be crap with these suggestions: Roddy Job history: volunteer work professional goals: Pharmacy technology 47. Charlene on February 10, 2011 1:23 pm I work in the Workforce Development Industry and I find this tool to be very helpful for our customers. We have a great percentage on Monolingual customers and I would like to know if you have this article in Spanish? 48. Cheryl on February 21, 2011 2:54 am May I draw your attention to 2 typos I found? One in #9, when talking about fonts, the smallEST you should go. And the second on in #24, Im pretty sure that should say if you are BUSTED, not
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buster. But otherwise, great tips. I saw a couple things that I wouldnt have thought about doing, so thanks! 49. @acerlocc13 on March 30, 2011 4:59 pm well the thing is when you see a little exspectation on the left side of the contraditional partusenter part of the constatioional parts it will be the same as the tarmanativesomal 50. S. Musa Mohseni on April 5, 2011 9:29 am Tanks a lot, Its very usefull for me. 51. Andrew on April 6, 2011 12:21 pm The statement It would be difficult to emphasize the importance of proofreading your resume in point 5 (titled Proofread it twice) appears not to have itself been effectively proofread; emphasize should be overemphasize. Sorry if I sound overly critical, but that is irony too delicious to pass up noting. 52. essay writing on April 19, 2011 6:13 am Well thats amazing article. I just discovered your website and have to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog content. I am looking forward to read your next great article Nice article, thanks fro the sharing this great and very informative and knowledgeable post with us. 53. Paul Chernish on May 1, 2011 10:31 pm What a great list of tips. After 30 years in the industry, I thought I saw them all. Until now! Good work. 54. anne on May 21, 2011 6:10 pm I noticed a typo in tip #24. I also noticed that at least one other person reported it as far back as Jan 2010, and it hasnt been corrected nearly a year and a half later. I believe buster should be busted.? 55. anne on May 21, 2011 6:11 pm OKtheres also one in #26. 56. Judy K-R on June 1, 2011 2:02 pm Awesome tips. So glad Ive stumbled upon the site. After using the same CV and cover letter format for a bunch of years, Im learning a lot these days from this and other websites, blogs, etc. I have several questions: * If we shouldnt use I, whats a work-around? From way-back in grammar school I was taught that sentences that begin w/ I should never be used back-to-back. So Ive always started any following
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sentences w/ a phrase, adverb, etc. Need more input on this though. * I do not use complete sentences on my CV. I use bullets and start each with a capital letter. Have never been sure if a period should be used at the end of each. * I need help in creating a new, non-professional resume. Im losing hope of finding a job in my specific field of medical physics, so I need to create a resume for general jobs. Example: an overnight attendant at an in-house care facility. Any advice from this site and/or bloggers will be appreciated. * Positions in cancer care are extremely stressful for patients AND staff. Ive used phrases such as a little dose of humor goes a long way in the clinic. Is this appropriate? * Has the term, team player been overused? If so, does anyone have suggestions for a substitute? Im sitting here today tailoring a new resume for a specific company in a related field. Wish me luck! Ill re-post if my resume lands me an interview. Hoping that I havent exceeded any word limit in this comment, I look forward to any and all feedback. 57. Frances Pippin on June 8, 2011 1:11 pm I found 3 misused words.Buster should be busted in 24; no should be not in 26; and in 27 it should read person would be, not people will be. The contents will be very helpful. This is the first time in many years ive needed to use a resume, after leaving a job of several years, so it all seems once again, foreign. Thank you for the help. 58. Whalleh on June 23, 2011 7:20 am I really find this piece of document useful. Great work. However, i think some of us will need more on cover letters and its associated formats. Thanks in advance for that. 59. Jobnab on July 7, 2011 12:22 pm These are all really great valid resume tips! I think its also important to note that, in the age of social media, its also important to clean up your online resume. Your paper resume may look great but if those employers go online and see your Friday night escapades it may not go as well as youd like. 60. Clarise on July 13, 2011 1:25 am Nice blog. Ill apply this in writing my resume. I hope I can land on my dream job soon! Thank you! 61. Pat pokrzywinski on July 13, 2011 3:53 pm 24. No lies, please Seems like a no brainer, but you would be amused to discover the amount of people that lie in their resumes. Even small lies should be avoided. Apart from being wrong, most HR departments do background checks these days, and if you are buster it might ruin your credibility for good. Did you mean you are busted? see #5. 62. nick on August 14, 2011 3:13 pm wow a bunch of english majors here.. how many more people are going to point out the typos?? I think it has been covered.
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Does pointing out typos in a blog post fulfill your need for self-satisfaction? Does it help you feel superior? Any errors in my statement?! 63. Pete on August 31, 2011 9:38 pm Look, anyone with half a brain can figure out what was meant, even with the typos. Frankly, I have written one resume in my life and wanted some practical advice and lo and behold I found it! Thank you, this was very, very helpful. 64. ABHI on September 6, 2011 10:23 am Thank you for more information about the tips of resume.. 65. Navaneethan on September 10, 2011 2:06 am Great tips to improve. 66. Joe on September 12, 2011 3:26 pm Thank you. Youve provided some solid points. 67. Alease on September 15, 2011 10:27 am My question is how long should the objective be? I always thought it should only be a few linesnow, I am being told it should almost take the place of the cover letter because of sending the resume electronically. Is this true? My daughter is trying to change career paths from teaching back to an office and the feedback we get is that they think she wants to be a teacherthats where most of her experience is. So I was told to make the objective emphasize the fact that she is trying to get out of teaching, not in. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! 68. Sanath kumar on September 16, 2011 4:14 am Nice article on Resume writing tips. You can visit our site for more information on How to write a resume. And it also provides a free resume templates samples for all resume category. 69. cyril Ladzagla on October 9, 2011 11:12 am what is the difference between resume and curriculum vitae. A beautiful tips you have given out here but you did not give any example of a standard resume. thanks 70. Adam Tokarsky on November 11, 2011 2:34 pm Oh my god, it makes my brain itch to see this article and no accents over the e the whole way through, in neither the article nor the comments. Is it me? Ive been spelling it rsum all this time! 71. Chris on December 16, 2011 1:44 am Number 5Proof read it twice. Number 9Attention to the typographyThe smaller you should go is 11 Shouldnt that be the SMALLEST you should go is 11? See number 5!
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72. Brandi on December 29, 2011 10:08 pm Great advice. I am working on my resume and was at a loss of what to include or not. Thanks so much! PS: You proofreaders of the internet up there, you may be here because you are clearly too anal retentive to be seen as a good coworker. Lighten up, express the anal glands, and you should be good to go. 73. Manish on January 8, 2012 11:13 am Thanks. Hi Anease, regarding how long an objective should be?, i suggest 1 line on past & 1 line on future if you are planning a real change. Else just 1 line might be sufficient. Hey Judy, any luck so far? 74. Takashi Nasu on May 8, 2012 12:06 pm Why should you be so concerned about making your gender clear? (#23) Unless its a modelling or acting job Im not sure why it would matter whether youre a man or a woman, any more than it should matter if you are black or not. You dont write I saved my company $10,000 LIKE A MAN just as you dont say I am a very competent person, but black. It would likely help female applicants to be thought of as a man, all other things being equal, as sick as it is. 75. Rashmi Priya on August 13, 2012 11:16 am The article is very informative. I will make my resume following the above guidelines.
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