7 Tips On How To Make A Good Resume

I t's the question on             something close.                   almost every job seeker's                                          list: How to make a good        2. Bullet point your               resume?                               accomplishments                                                                                             After all, if your resume is no       Unless you've just left school or  good, it won't get past the Human     have only ever flipped burgers     Resources department and you          for a living, chances are that     won't get a chance to shine at        you've done some things that can   the job interview.                    be counted as accomplishments.                                           Sing your own praises here         So your resume is your first step     without sounding like you could    to making sure that you get the       make the president of the company  job you deserve.                      relinquish command because you're                                        so much better than them.          Follow these top resume writing                                          tips to give yourself the best        3. Write in the third person       possible chance of your CV making                                        a good impression.                    Over-use of the word "I" is a                                            common mistake in resumes. And     1. Don't be arty                      only use the present tense if                                            you're still doing the things      Using too many fonts looks            you're writing about in your       cluttered and awkward. Check your     current job.                       favorite newspaper or magazine.                                          Chances are that you'll find they     4. Cut out the irrelevant dead     only use a couple fonts and these     wood                               are the regular "boring" Times                                           New Roman and Arial or their          Who cares what you did 30 years    equivalents. Do the same or           ago? Unless it really is relevant  to the position you're applying       Hobbies, interests, that kind of   for today and chances are that        thing. Whether it's watching       near enough every job has moved       movies, being a member of your     on in that kind of timescale.         local cycle club or whatever.      Sure, your school grades were         Make sure that you put down at     important when you got your first     least some hobbies and interests.  job out of school. But are they       Of course, your membership of the  still necessary?                      local peace activists society may                                        not sit well with your             5. Be careful what you give away      application to join a producer of  that could stand against you          military hardware, so you may                                            occasionally need to leave things  Equal opportunities employers are     unsaid.                            supposed to be everywhere. But we                                        live in the real world. Even if       7. Proofread. Then proofread       your application has a separate       again                              section so that things like your                                         ethnicity and sex, make sure          Face it, spell checkers can't      other things don't give away too      spell. They don't know their "no"  much if you think there's even a      from their "know". In fact,        hint that your prospective            they're fairly clueless. And that  employer is less "equal" than you     grammar checker is a laugh. Don't  might like. Sad that you may need     rely on them. Start by printing    to consider this, I know.             off your resume and reading it                                           out loud. Wherever you stumble is  6. Show you're human                  a place that needs improving.                                            Ideally get a friend to read it    Unless you're applying to be a        out loud as well. They'll spot     geek at the NSA then you need to      things you didn't. Correct these   have a life in the real world.        problems before sending off your   resume.                                About the Author: Get more tips and tricks on how to make a good resume and increase your chances of getting your next job. Published At: www.Isnare.com