5. Makes the first impression about you.
Helps organize your thoughts
Highlights the relevant facts about you,
your education, and your experience.
Positions you in the mind of the
employer, thus creating a value.
Be a basis for the interviewer to justify
your hiring
10. • Communicate the type of position you are interested in
Purpose
• Management trainee position with a specialty retailer.
• Technical sales with an energy related industry in the
Southwest. Long range goals of regional sales
management.
• To obtain a position as field service representative with
XYZ Software Corporation.
Examples
11.
12. Name of Institution
• Include city and
state if not part of
the title
Name of your degree
and major
• Bachelor of _________
in ___________
• Bachelor of Science
in Business
Administration:
Accounting
List degrees in
reverse chronological
order
• Most recent degree
is listed first
13. Date or expected
date of graduation
•Graduation Date:
May 2014
•Expected
Graduation Date:
May 2015
GPA
•Major or overall
at least 3.0
•Round down to
the nearest tenth
•3.0 not 3.062
High School
Information
14.
15. Use the term "experience"
•What is considered experience?
•Full and part-time jobs
•Self-employment
•Volunteer work
•Practicum, field, and cooperative education
•Information to include
•Job Title
•Dates of employment
•Company name
•City & State
16. Use bullet points
Start of each line with an action verb
• Present tense if currently employed
• Past tense if no longer employed
• Vary your choice of verbs
Tailor skills and experiences to the position for which you are
applying
Be concise while providing enough detail
19. Order by date
•Reverse chronological
Rank order by importance to the career objective
Do not say Member of …
Emphasize your leadership roles
Spell out the organization’s name:
•Do not use abbreviations or acronyms
20.
21. Use short, concise sentences
Use #, %, $ amounts
Keep resume easy to read
Keep resume about one page
22. Do not use the pronouns such as I, me, my, etc.
Do not include references
Do not clutter your resume with nonessential
information
Do not make any misrepresentations
Do not include personal information
SSN, age, sex, height, weight, marital status,
photograph, etc.
23. Write Resume with a target in mind and be
appropriate
• Customization of resume can increased chances of
short listing.
• Analyze the job ads and job descriptions and
compose the resume to address the requirements.
Do not shoot same resume to all jobs.
24. Highlight your strengths
To prove you are a better choice than competition describe:
Specific Achievements/Targets achieved
New Accounts added/Value additions in previous jobs
Mention the technology/skills used in different projects.
25. Make the Best first Impression
Use best quality paper & printer.
•Good formatting may not get you a job but Bad formatting will
definitely reduce your chances
•If sending resume by email use PDF format if possible - Looks
good.
•Avoid sending photocopied or pre written resume – makes bad
impression
•Choose a font style that looks professional. Avoid multiple fonts
as it looks cluttered & busy.
26. ØDon’t state your expectations out of the job rather tell what you can contribute.
ØDo not list the names of your supervisors/contact info of your past employment.
ØBe careful with the dates. Make sure every year is accounted for .Employers will get
suspicious if they see too many gaps.
ØDo not disclose the salary, reasons for leaving previous employment and your availability
to start the new job- Keep them to be discussed in interview.
ØDo not be wordy while listing job responsibilities, use bullets and in a consistent style.
ØPaste photograph and furnish references if asked to do so.
