8 Resume Editing Tips
t’s amazing what a
well-written and nicely 5. Consistency – You must be
presented résumé can do for consistent with your number usage
your job search. Before you send (dates, money, numbers), plurals,
yours out, follow this checklist and abbreviations. For example,
to ensure you are sending out an don’t list one date as 8/2004 and
excellent quality representation then list another date as
of yourself. 3/15/2004. Also, be aware of
listing software consistently
1. Grammar, spelling, punctuation (abbreviation use). MS Word and
– Use the grammar and spell check Microsoft Outlook are both
function, then print it out and correct, but not consistent.
read the document word for word.
Spell checker doesn’t know that 6. Education section – When you
you meant “manager” when you have a degree, list only the year
actually typed “manger.” that you obtained your degree.
When you list your dates, (i.e.:
2. Capitalization – Use a manual 9/1998 to 1/2002) many
such as the Gregg Reference résumé-scanning systems will not
Manual if you do not know recognize that you obtained a
capitalization rules. degree, only that you attended
college for a period of time.
3. Punctuation – Check for proper
use of commas and semi-colons. 7. Ampersands – Ampersands (&) do
Again, if you are unsure, refer not belong on a résumé. There are
to the Gregg Reference Manual. a few exceptions. One exception
is a well-known company name
4. Run-on sentences – Check to (AT&T). Another exception is
make sure you do not have run-ons well-known industry terms (P&L).
that are hard to read.
8. Hyperlinks – All e-mail and screen there should be a little
web addresses that you list need button that says “Remove link”,
to be deactivated in your résumé. when you find it, give it a
To do this in MS Word, highlight little click and voila!
the link, go to the “Insert” drop Alternatively, you can highlight
down menu, scroll down to and the link, right click on it, and
click “Hyperlink”, and on the scroll down to “remove link” to
lower left-had side of this deactivate the link.
About the Author:
Jennifer Anthony is the owner of http://www.resumeasap.com, offering professional and affordable resume writing services. She also owns http://www.telecommute-resumes.com, a website dedicated to providing information about telecommute resume and cover letter writing techniques.
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