1. Show off who you are!

2.  Objective
 Career Qualifications
 Companies and jobs you have worked for
 Education
 Skills

3.  Chronological-Most recent job experience
first
 Functional-Skills and experience by types of
functions
 Combination-Abilities, skills first and then
the chronological format

4.  No connection to what the employer needs
 Communicate what you want right away
 No focus or direction
 Don’t know the job you are applying for
 No solid structure
 Lying!
 The same resume for every job you apply for

8.  Start with personal information
 Objective-why do you want the job?
 Qualifications- (optional) Achievements,
Awards
 Employment History-Where have you worked?
 Education
 Skills-Technical, Office, Sales, Certifications
 Activities-Volunteer Work, Professional,
Personal

9.  Use keywords in your resume that reflect the
job. Read the job posting and incorporate it
into it.
 Have the basics in the resume. Always an
objective, education and experience.
 Have multiple versions. Don’t just have one.
 Make it viewable on networking sites

10.  Take a look at the resume that is given
 Identify the components
 Look at the flow
 Does it need to be clearer, cleaner?
Objective: Make it shine!

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resume
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