- CHOOSE A FORM THAT WORKS FOR YOU!
There is a right way and a wrong way to set up your resume. Choose either
a Chronological Form or a Functional Form
- SET THE RIGHT TONE
Emphasize the positive, sell your strengths, highlight your accomplishments, tell what you've achieved in addition to listing your duties.
- AVOID WORDINESS
Use familiar terms, use key words and phrases instead of complete sentences, do not use the pronoun "I", be direct, use action verbs.
- BE NEAT
Use clean white paper or light colored bond paper, no smudges or wrinkles.
- BE HONEST
- KEEP IT BRIEF
A resume is only a summary, not an autobiography.
- PROOFREAD IT CAREFULLY
Check spelling and punctuation, grammar and word usage.
- KEEP PERSONAL DATA TO A MINIMUM
Or better yet omit it entirely.
- DO NOT LIST REASONS FOR LEAVING OR REFERENCES
If an employer needs that information, they'll ask you when you are interviewed.
- KEEP YOUR RESUME TO ONE OR TWO PAGES -- NO MORE
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