I recently read an article on Digg.com, posted by ResumeCart.com, listing the top ten must haves for a resume. The top ten were:
1. Resume should include name, address, phone number and professional email address
2. Resume should be maximum one or two pages
3. Resume should be error free from spellings, grammar and typographical mistakes
4. Use consistent format throughout the resume
5. Include dates for education and experience section
6. Include recent information and avoid inputting information which is out of date (over 5 years old unless relevant)
7. Include specific objective or professional profile in one paragraph at the top
8. Experience should be clearly written in bullet points with action verbs
9. On your resume, list all degrees, certifications and accreditations. Include information such as the name, address and dates attended for each educational institution.
10. Provide your potential employer a taste of your non-work-related accomplishments. Make sure the information will entice an employer to hire you.
Sounds good but, in my experience, it depends. First- yes, your contact information is important if you are applying in person. However, if you are posting your resume on job boards, take it off. To use a job board, you have to register and include your contact information therefore it would be redundant.
Keep it short but do not skip things of importance. The best thing you can do is make sure you have not duplicated any tasks from one work experience to another. However, if your resume needs to be longer, make it longer.
Items three and four above are pretty much a given. If you have spelling or grammar errors, chances are your resume will be trashed in several seconds.
Including dates is important but most companies do not really care about an exact date. If you include years, that will usually suffice. If the company needs exact dates, they will ask.
Include all relevant information regardless of when. In my experience, the rule is ten years. Only including five years could knock you out of the running for a position because the employer is going to think that you do not have the necessary required experience.
Including a specific objective or professional profile is a judgment call. If you include an objective, make sure that it is short, concise, to the point and only one sentence. Most employers do not even read the objective because most are poorly written.
Experience should be clearly written using action verbs other than “responsible”! You should include quantifiable achievements showing the employer what you can do for them.
Including education is important only if it is relevant.
Again in my experience I have never included non-work related items since most employers are not interested. You can discuss them in the interview!
If you take all of the advice you get and roll it up, you will have a great resume. Good luck in your job search!
By: Nancy Anderson, Staff Writer
1. Resume should include name, address, phone number and professional email address
2. Resume should be maximum one or two pages
3. Resume should be error free from spellings, grammar and typographical mistakes
4. Use consistent format throughout the resume
5. Include dates for education and experience section
6. Include recent information and avoid inputting information which is out of date (over 5 years old unless relevant)
7. Include specific objective or professional profile in one paragraph at the top
8. Experience should be clearly written in bullet points with action verbs
9. On your resume, list all degrees, certifications and accreditations. Include information such as the name, address and dates attended for each educational institution.
10. Provide your potential employer a taste of your non-work-related accomplishments. Make sure the information will entice an employer to hire you.
Sounds good but, in my experience, it depends. First- yes, your contact information is important if you are applying in person. However, if you are posting your resume on job boards, take it off. To use a job board, you have to register and include your contact information therefore it would be redundant.
Keep it short but do not skip things of importance. The best thing you can do is make sure you have not duplicated any tasks from one work experience to another. However, if your resume needs to be longer, make it longer.
Items three and four above are pretty much a given. If you have spelling or grammar errors, chances are your resume will be trashed in several seconds.
Including dates is important but most companies do not really care about an exact date. If you include years, that will usually suffice. If the company needs exact dates, they will ask.
Include all relevant information regardless of when. In my experience, the rule is ten years. Only including five years could knock you out of the running for a position because the employer is going to think that you do not have the necessary required experience.
Including a specific objective or professional profile is a judgment call. If you include an objective, make sure that it is short, concise, to the point and only one sentence. Most employers do not even read the objective because most are poorly written.
Experience should be clearly written using action verbs other than “responsible”! You should include quantifiable achievements showing the employer what you can do for them.
Including education is important only if it is relevant.
Again in my experience I have never included non-work related items since most employers are not interested. You can discuss them in the interview!
If you take all of the advice you get and roll it up, you will have a great resume. Good luck in your job search!
By: Nancy Anderson, Staff Writer
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