Resume Preparation
A resume is your opportunity to tell potential employers about your skills, your abilities, your experiences, and your education, as well as a chance to show that you belong in that job. Your resume is, in reality, a marketing tool. As such, you should include information that will enhance your best qualities and eliminate potentially controversial information. Think of your resume and your cover letter as paid advertising. This is prime advertising space – use it well.
Your resume has the possibility to open the door on your next career opportunity. Make the most of this chance to market yourself to prospective employers.
Tips to Make Your Resume More Effective
Use white or off-white 8 ½ x 11-inch paper.
Use a font size of 10 – 14 points.
Use action verbs to describe your experience: (e.g., “developed”, “increased”, “solved”, etc.).
Briefly discuss your responsibilities and include statistics that will help the employer with the order of magnitude.
Only include significant accomplishments if, in fact, they are important; otherwise you risk “cheapening” your qualifications.
Do not exaggerate the importance of your achievements.
Omit personal information such as age, marital status, height, weight, and gender.
Minimize jargon and abbreviations and be concise.
Be brief as you go further back in your career and/or if you have previous non-industry related experience.
DO NOT leave time voids or gaps in your resume. They will be discovered and will raise questions. You risk losing your credibility.
Print on one side of the paper and keep the resume as short as possible.
Always mail a cover letter with your resume.
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