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What is a Resume?
A resume is a vital document for successful job hunting. Reading your resume the employer is going to get information you provide them with about your work, experience, and education before meeting you in person. That is the reason you should take some time and seriously pay attention building your document.
Before You Start
Do research about employers you are interested in.
Then start planning out your resume. Focus on employers needs not yours.
Write down in your resume in couple brief sentences (maybe at the end of your document) what your work and accomplishments can do for employers. Then start writing what you want to say about you that is going to catch an eye of the interview(s).
There are some essential elements that you must have in your resume:
1. Name
2. Personal Data including email address
3. Work Experience (achievements, challenges and responsibilities)
4. Accomplishments
5. (References) If you have references from prior employer(s) include them in your resume. If you don't have them don't worry about that. Write down in your resume that you are really willing to work for certain employer that you are applying for and what your work and accomplishments can do for them. Remember always think about employers needs and try to get as much as you can from that.
The other elements
1. Languages that you are fluent with
2. Hobbies
3. Social life
4. Other areas of interest
About the paper of your resume and resume
1. Before you sending your document keep it clean and neat.
2. Always use the original copy of your resume
3. Use white or beige paper and standard size
4. Print the resume on high quality printers
5. In typing process use standard font (Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman, Helvetica...)
6. Use standard type size
7. If you sending a resume by fax make sure that you are also sending a covering letter.
8. If you have more than one page make sure to have your Name on every page.
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