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10 STEPS TO A
GREAT RESUME: Step 1 - Pick a Resume Format Functional Format A Functional resume format focuses on skills, not on job-titles, employers, etc. A Functional resume is best if you want to highlight specific skills and strengths that your most recent jobs or education don't necessarily reflect. Chronological Format A Chronological resume format focuses on your job titles and most recent experiences that relate to your desired field A Chronological resume begins with your most recent employers and education listed first, then previous employers, etc
Step 2 - Name, Number, and Address Your name, number and complete address should be listed at the top of the page Use a larger font size for your name Spell out everything, such as Street for St., Road for Rd., Avenue for Ave.
Step 3 - Job Objective A functional resume may require a job objective to give it focus A job objective contains one or two sentences describing the job you are seeking Examples: Seeking entry level position in sales. In search of a position in HTML programming commensurate with my required skills and experience. Don't include job objective in chronological resume Your job objective should give your resume a sense of what type of job your searching for
Step 4 - List Experience and Education Emphasize experience in a particular job area Stress your results, elaborating on how you contributed in your previous jobs Mention numerical figures such as monetary budgets, dollar amounts, number of employees supervised, etc. Slant your accomplishments toward the type of position you hope to obtain Mention degrees, certificates, and special awards received that pertain to the type of job you are seeking Note courses or research projects you participated in that might be relevant to the type of employment you seek
Step 5 - Begin Sentences with Action Verbs Portray your self as someone who is active, aggressive, and gets things done Try to include as many action verbs on your resume as possible For a list of action verbs click on Action Verb Samples
Step 6 - Sell Yourself Treat your resume as an advertisement for you Be sure to sell yourself by including all of your strengths Stress all past accomplishments that relate to your chosen employment category Use positive words to describe your personality traits Make the employer want you
Step 7 - Omit Certain Items Don't include Social Security number, marital status, health, citizenship, age, scholarships, irrelevant awards, irrelevant associations, previous pay rates, previous supervisor names, and reasons for leaving previous jobs
Step 8 - References You can list "References available upon request" at the bottom of the page You can also leave this information off your resume
Step 9 - Have Someone Review Your Resume Have your resume reviewed by someone who is attentive to details, can effectively critique your writing, and will give an honest and objective opinion Get a second, third, and fourth opinion if possible
Step 10 - Proofread Be sure to catch all spelling errors, punctuation, and capitalization Proofread it over and over and over again |
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