For the past 15 years,
I’ve seen thousands of resumes, and I’ve been asked to review the callus of dress
for clients and friends. I’m often
amazed the intensity and stress some people have it completed in this simple
process. Let’s eliminate stress and
discuss the ten rules for constructing an effective resume.
For the first, let’s discuss
what the resume really is. A resume is a
letter to a targeted reader. Its purpose
is to facilitate the conversation in service at basis for someone else to
remember you and follow up later. It’s
also use for interviewer to take notes, it’s not into itself, so don’t treat it
that way. Now let’s discuss the ten
rules for constructing an effective resume.
- There is no perfect resume. You will have to spend some quality time
of constructing and updating, but it’s the perfect job you looking for so
get in the basic step, and you will be just fine.
- You can have more than one resume. The job opportunities you look at will vary. So be flexible and ready to tell your
resume to fit in any given situation.
- Have an objective. Start
your resume with an objective which is your chance to tell the reader what
you want. But, you can have
multiple objectives, the more specific you get, the better the reader will
know what you want and more remember you.
- State what you did. Importance
people looking for who can do things.
It is essential to state what you specifically did at previous job
or internship. That’s good idea to
use action verbs.
- Do research. Take it from someone whose toss or boil the resumes in
the trash. You need to have a good
idea about who you’re giving your resume to. Don’t let them feel you’re wasting their
time.
- Stay relevant. Keep the resume
focused on the relevant information.
There is no need to include any thing that doesn’t pertain to your
objective. Stay away things from like
marital status, religion, politics, physical descriptions such as height
and weight, (and ages, racial background, so on).
- Be specific. You want the
reader focused on the matter regarding to your ability to perform the job
or accomplish the objective, and nothing else.
- Be organized and to the point. It’s a business letter so use care as
well as good sentence structure and correct English (grammar). And it’s good idea to have someone else
to review it grammar and spelling.
- Don’t be a job hopper. Employer
likes who has a logical career progression. If you have several job changes, make
sure you display mature reasoning in why you made those changes.
- Be yourself. After all this,
it’s important for you to express who you are. Remember that the purpose of the resume
is to facilitate the conversation, and that’s all.
For more detailed help on resume writing, go to my resume basic training video. But for now, if you get a hold of a few sample resumes, and review these ten basic rules, you will be off to a good start creating a real effective resume. This is Rich Alexander and thanks so much for watching.
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