Tips for Effective Resume Writing
For Your Job Search
Don't be selfish. Employers are concerned about what you want, but they are more interested in what they want.
This means everything that you intend to write should be considered how it will ring in the
potential employer's ear.
Be honest. You're not fooling anyone except yourself by
fabricating accomplishments or lying about organizations that
you are a member. All too often industry circles are
smaller than you can imagine and if the interviewer can't sniff
you out, someone else will during the hiring process. And
if you do still get your foot in the door, eventually your
little fabrication will come up during your career in a rather unpleasant way.
Details matter. Details matter A LOT. You can't have too many eyes look at your resume.
If you aren't sure about something like spelling, punctuation, or
grammar look it up online. Mistakes close doors instantly.
Have a unique, yet reasonable format for your resume. Like mistakes, nothing says, "Weed me out!" like having the same format as
a bunch of your competition. Go outside of
the MS Word resume templates or at a
minimum, customize it somewhat to be unique. Don't go
overboard though. Employers can be turned off by a resume
that relies on too much artistic content.
Keep your resume more organized than your dorm room. Follow a logical order and keep descriptions clear and to the point.
Be sure to include full descriptions of
your work
experience, not just titles and dates, but keep it concise
to the relevant facts to your job search.
Don't include information that you wouldn't want publicly known. This may include personal web pages, phone numbers,
strange hobbies, etc.
Last, always be professional. Follow up politely with a
phone call or a formal email. Use a professional email address.
Sirdrinksalot@studentresumebooks.com is like saying, "Don't
bother with me." Also check your voice mail message to be sure it is not a
clever message with sounds of Spring Break
happening in the background. They want an employee who represents his or herself as well as the company. If during a job search isn't the time to be professional, then when is it?
Still want further ideas on how to
improve your resume? Go ahead and
submit your resume here and click the link at the bottom of the page to
have your resume reviewed.
