Your résumé is a version of yourself. It’s a snapshot of you. It’s a statement of who you are and what you aspire to become. It won’t get you a job, but a good résumé should get you a job interview. If you need to reboot your résumé, contact us. If you want to retool it on your own, keep these tips in mind:
Be accurate and truthful. A résumé shouldn’t embellish or exaggerate anything you’ve done at your previous jobs. If there’s anything that is incorrect or misstated, it could be a reason not to hire you.
Try to keep it one or two pages in length. Once you’ve had several years of experience, it’s difficult to squeeze a career path onto one page. A two-page résumé is acceptable, but don’t include more than 10 years of employment history.
Use bullets with concise descriptions. Most résumés that use paragraphs aren’t looked at, so it’s best to use bullets and keep them to a maximum of two lines each.
Know your keywords. More and more automated tracking systems rank résumés according to how many keywords are matched.
List your contact information, particularly your cellphone number and e-mail address. Don’t list your current work phone number. Potential employers won’t be impressed that you’re using company resources to find a job.
Use consistent formatting. Use the same size and type font throughout your résumé, such as 12-point Times New Roman. Offsetting your name in a slightly larger font is acceptable. If you cut and paste from various versions of your résumé, be sure to align the text and eliminate formatting glitches.
Double-check, then triple-check your spelling. Print your résumé. Read it aloud. Proofread it for spelling and grammatical errors. Don’t rely on an automated spell-check — they sometimes introduce errors.
No bells or whistles. Steer clear of using lots of different fonts or colors. Avoid underscoring and bolding text for extra emphasis. These distractions make your résumé look unpolished.
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