5 Responses to “What are the tips for drafting an impressive resume?”

1. PatV says:

   May 15, 2010 at 12:17 pm

   If you are using Microsoft Word, there is a template for resumes in the software.

   Think short & sweet. One page! Job titles, company names and dates should be bold. A consise, brief description of the duties you performed.

   With your resume, you can submit a copy of your most recent performance evaluation or provide it at the interview. Never put references on the resume. Provide that at the interview on a separate piece of paper. Use the resume to peak their interest, then provide more detailed info at the interview. (Make all the pages match with the same heading, background,etc)
2. DennistheMenace says:

   May 15, 2010 at 12:23 pm

   good lay-out, keep it to 1 page
3. VicSEO says:

   May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm

   The most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is “scanability.” Here are some helpful tips:

   1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as “Confidential Resume,”Do Not Contact Current Employer,” etc.
   2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
   3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
   4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
   5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
   6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
   7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
   8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
   9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

   In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

   Good luck!
4. Matichel says:

   May 15, 2010 at 12:54 pm

   Using the Microsoft Word resume templates is so predictable…just imagine if other applicants used the same template you did!

   The format depends on where you are in your career, and what information you need to put on your resume. Try to lay it out in a way that emphasizes your strong points (like, put your education section at the top if you have a degree from a good school, or devote more space to previous employment if you have lots of work experience). Employment details should be bulleted for ease of reading.

   When you look at your resume, you don’t want it to be clutter with huge chunks of text that will take a while to read. Bullet points will help keep it simple and straightforward. Put yourself in an employer’s shoes, and make sure you don’t have any pointless information. You have a limited amount of space, so make it all count! On that note, also try to keep it to 1 page, unless you have lots of work experience at different jobs that would be relevant to list.
5. elletera says:

   May 15, 2010 at 1:06 pm

   I like this link:
   http://www.resumewriting.net/