Tuesday, July 31, 2007

RESUME TIPS


In today's competitive job market, a well-written resume is the single most important factor in getting your foot in the door and on your way to landing the perfect position.
The researches proved that "A WELL WRITTEN RESUME GET 30% MORE SALARY". Remember that a well foundation job will lead you to a high rocket career or mediocre career and all this starts with a foundation stone - A WELL WRITTEN RESUME.

TIPS

1. Overall appearance...makes an immediately favorable impressionis inviting to readis easy to readlooks professional

2. Contact information...is clearly presented at the top.includes address information; permanent and temporaryincludes telephone number(s) where you can be reached day and night

3. Objective (optional; use if yours is specific)...includes type and level of position soughtincludes type and size of organization soughtemphasizes strongest qualifications and skills pertinent to desired job

4. Organization...highlights strongest qualifications or credentialsuses headings to help establish common ground with employeris brief - usually one page unless you have 5-10 years experience

5. Content...demonstrates ability to do the job and speaks to employer's needssupports and substantiates objectivestresses transferable professional skills, accomplishments, and resultscontains only that personal data relevant to the jobomits racial, religious, or political affiliations
6. Education section includes...most recent degree list of other degrees or relevant trainingname and location of university, college, or training institutionmajor, minor, and/or area(s) of concentration or interestrelevant coursework, skills, or knowledge GPA, honors, and awardspercentage of educational expenses earned

7.Extracurricular activities section (optional) includes...list of most impressive offices held, including title and organizationleadership roles and transferable skillspertinent professional memberships

8. Language...is expressed in succinct manneruses action verbs to begin phraseshas short action-oriented phrases instead of complete sentencesis free from grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errorsis in active rather than passive voiceuses vocabulary of the field for which you are applying

9. Layout and space utilization...is crisp and cleanseparates sections and incorporates enough blank space for easy readingcenters text with adequate margins

10. Highlighting and emphasis...uses bold type, underlining, different type styles and sizesis well balanced

11. Printing and reproduction...paper is high quality; heavy weight bondpaper is off-white, ivory, light tan, light gray, or other conventional colorreproduction is clear, clean and professionalprint is letter quality, never photocopied

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