Resume Tips

Resume Tips:

• Good resumes show how your qualifications fit the requirements of the jobs you apply for.
• Most occupations require abilities like reliability, teamwork, and communication.
• Good resume objectives focus on the employer's needs.
• Nonwork activities add experience to your resume.
• Tailor your resume for each occupation or job of interest.
• Use action phrases— not complete sentences.
• Highlight specific achievements.
• Include quantifiable results where possible.
• Identify increases in responsibility.
• Mention special work related skills.
• Identify coursework relating to the employer’s needs.

More Tips:
• Chronological resumes organize your experience around the jobs you have held.
• Functional resumes emphasize skills rather than employment history.
• Sprinkle your resumes with language found in the position description.
• Use a laser printer and keep the font size at 10 points or above.
• Avoid mistakes by having several people proofread for you.

Even more Tips:
• Resumes can be formatted for scanning, e-mailing, or posting to Internet sites.
• Digital resumes use simple, technologically friendly formatting.
• Digital resumes emphasize keywords.
• Plain text resumes should not exceed 65 characters per line.
• E-mail a plain text resume to yourself and to a friend to test the way it transmits.

Source:
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/employ/resumes/resumes.htm

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'Plain Text Resumes'

'Resume Preparation'

'Job Application Form'


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Tips for Readable Resumes

Tips for Readable Resumes

• Give priority to your skills on your resume. Employers want to know what you can do, not just where you have been. This is why scannable resume systems are set up to read skills. Place the important skills at the beginning of the resume where employers can see them first. Also, scannable database systems store a fixed number of skills so that those that come later may not be included in the database. Insure that your skills and occupation-specific keywords match your objective.
• Place your name, address, and phone number with area code in a block format below the top margin. This key information helps interested employers reach you and is the preferred format for scannable systems. Put your name on each page.
• Use generous margins and plenty of white space. One-inch margins enhance the readability of your resume. Balance the body of the resume so that the content is not compressed. For multiple pages, insure that information is balanced over the pages. The final resume should be a high-contrast image - dark ink on white or light colored paper.
• Use vertical and horizontal lines sparingly and include a quarter inch of space around them. (Scanning systems can confuse lines and characters.)
• Avoid graphics and shading. Shading reduces the contrast making text hard to read. Graphics may catch the human eye but do not make sense to scanning systems.
• Use a font size between 10 and 14 points. Limit use of script, italic or underlining. DO NOT highlight information using bold or CAPITAL letters.
• Stapling or folding diminishes the visual appearance of the resume and affects scannability. Avoid fasteners and consider sending your resume flat in a large white envelope.
• Be sure your resume is high quality and professional. Laser print your final copy. Remember, this is your advertisement to employers.
• Choose a typeface (font) that is easily readable rather than decorative: Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, Century Schoolbook.

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5 Quick Resume Steps

Step 1
– Write down the last three jobs you have held and the following information for each one:
Name of Employer, City and State
Dates Employed
Position(s) held
Responsibilities
Accomplishments (what did you do that made you so great)

Step 2
– Where did you go to school? (List college(s) or high school if you have no college experience)
Name of Institution
Dates Attended
Degree conferred or area of study GPA (if over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale)

Step 3
– List any awards, honors, publications, foreign languages, or anything else that might make a difference to your next employer

Step 4
– Write down what you want to do at your next job (job target or objective)

Step 5
– Time to put it all together. At the top of the resume, you will list your name, address, city, state, zip code and phone number. Proofread it about 100 times to make sure it is right. If the prospective employer can't reach you, you have no hope of getting a job.

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