Resume Tips
Employers today are inundated with resumes, so take the time to construct a well-written resume that will get attention in today’s competitive employment market.
- Font size 10-12
- 1-2 pages, depending on experience
- ½ to 1 inch border (all 4 sides)
- Remember to proofread carefully and use spell/grammar check
- Print on resume paper if presenting at interview
- Provide reference information on a separate page, with current contact information, such as phone number and e-mail address
- Name with contact information (address, phone, and email)
- Keep it brief and general unless gearing it towards a specific position
- List jobs chronologically, with most recent employment at the top
- Include job title, employer, city, state, and dates
- Describe your duties using action verbs and clear descriptions of your most heavily weighted responsibilities
- While you want to make a good impression, be sure to keep the information factual and not make exaggerations that you can’t back up
- Be sure to construct your resume using present tense to describe a position that you are still working on, and past tense to describe a former position
- List the software programs in which you are proficient
- Other languages – indicate if conversational or fluent
- You may also choose to highlight some of your key strengths
- List degrees you have received and educational institutions you have attended
- It is not necessary to list dates of attendance
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