Quick Resume Writing Tips Evaluating Your Resume
utting together a resume Is your resume less than one page
is not an easy feat, and if you are a student or new to
many job seekers are so the workforce? Is it less than
relieved to be done with this three pages if you are an
arduous task that they can't wait experienced professional?
to be done with it. Recall
though, that your resume is a Have you chosen legible fonts
marketing tool and is the first throughout your resume or do the
impression an employer gets of fonts detract from the context of
you. A great resume will entice the resume?
an employer to invite you in for
a personal interview, while a Have you used spell check and/or
fair to average resume will get dictionary to ensure that there
pushed aside and ignored. are no spelling errors?
Therefore, it is in your best
interest to make your resume as Has someone else (outside of
strong as possible. yourself) read your resume for
grammatical errors?
To help you in this task, review
your resume against the following Does your resume use proper
resume writing quick tips. These English?
guidelines will help you evaluate
your resume and identify those Is your resume memorable? Does it
areas that may need more work. stand out in a crowd (but in a
positive way)?
- Overall Resume Review:
Is your resume tailored to the
Is your resume well laid out? Is type of position you are seeking?
it pleasing to the eye?
How do you come across when your If you have a college degree,
resume is read? What will an have you placed the details of
employee think of you? your Education at the top of your
resume? If you do not have a
Are you pleased with your resume? degree, have you placed the
Does it do a good job of telling Education section after your
an employer who you are and why Professional Experience?
you are a good candidate?
Is it clear from your resume that
- Introduction: you have obtained a college
degree, if you graduated?
Do you have your name, address,
and contact information clearly If you did not graduate, is it
displayed at the top of your clear that you do not yet have a
resume? degree?
- Objective (if included): Are details of your college major
and minors (if applicable)
Did you limit your objective to included in the Education
just one or two short sentences? section?
Is your objective clear and - Professional Experience:
concise? Or is it ambiguous?
Is your work experience presented
Is your objective focused? Does logically (either by date or by
it make sense given the position subject area)?
you are targeting?
Have you limited your work
- Education: experience to no more than 4-5
previous positions?
companies, and industries?
Have you accounted for any gaps
in your work history that an If you worked for a lesser known
employer might question? employer, is each company's
business and industry clear from
Do the name of the company, your the company's name? Have you
job title, and dates of supplied a quick identifier for
employment for each position each lesser known employer?
stand out for easy
identification? Is your professional experience
accurately and honestly conveyed?
Does each position support the
resume and your objective?
- Skills:
Could an employer quickly
scanning your professional Are the skills you have listed
experience easily identify a relevant to the position to which
number of key words and action you are applying?
verbs that will identify you as a
solid candidate? Do the skills listed accurately
convey your experience and
Have you limited the information knowledge in each area?
in each position to those that
are the most relevant to the - Other Sections:
position to which you are
applying? Do any other sections included in
your resume enhance your
Does your experience seem to flow presentation? Are they relevant
together or is there a lot of to the position to which you are
jumping around between positions, applying?
About the Author:
Laura Adams is a qualified careers advisor with 11 years experience. Insurance Jobs Information - Resources, News, Tips and Views to help Insurance Professionals find their dream jobs. http://www.Insurance-Job.info
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