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Tips For a Good Resume

First, what is a resume? A resume is a document that represents you, it is an image of you on paper. It should reflect the best of you; so that you look the best you can, through first impressions, as this is the first look into you that your prospective employer will see.

A resume should flow good and read easy. Think of it like this. You have an open position in your company and it’s your responsibility to do the interviews and suggest the perfect person for the job. You start getting resumes in to go over. The first one you get is four pages long, but you are so excited to get started on this project, you start reading page, by page, by page, by page. Boy that was a lot of work. You move on to the next one, it’s only three pages, not as bad, but you start to get a little bored by the time you get to the third page. The next one comes across the fax and is only one page. Wow, look at all that info stuffed into one page. It’s just as detailed as the four page one was. What does that tell you about the two people? Possibly that one might be able to complete tasks quicker or be more detailed in a shorter time? There really wasn’t much difference in the contents of the two resumes and both applicants would be good candidates, but I think I would be more interested in talking to the person that could write a quality resume in no more than two pages, than a book.

Your job target should be a very important part of your resume. You wouldn’t want to write about your experience as landscaper if you are applying for a position as an accountant. This is also called the job objective and should be stated in about six to eight words. You really don’t want to make it too fluffy.

When it comes to tips for a good resume, make sure your work history has no gaps in it. It’s better to tell the truth and be honest, than to leave gaps in the dates. If you took time off to be a parent or take care of you family, list that in there. This shows some honesty and family oriented qualities. Some companies look for these qualities in their future employees. Keep your work history to the last ten to fifteen years; most prospective employers don’t really care what you were doing much past that time.

Show your education starting with the year you graduated from high school through whatever you have completed, as far as college. Tell if you graduated with honors or give your grade point average. Let them know what your degrees were and the years acquired. If you didn’t go to college, but acquired certificates in special areas, please list them. Any education goes a long way.

Use key words that match the position you are applying for. Yes, that means you may have to tailor you resume differently for each position applied for. Prospective employers look for these key words in your resume and will toss it out in a heartbeat if they are not there.

Don’t use parchment paper or brochure type paper. Use plain white laser paper that best prints with your printer. A prospective employer usually looks at those types of papers as fake or fluffy and won’t even give them a second glance. When folding your resume for mailing, make sure you don’t fold it in the middle of a typed line, the ink might chip off and that would look really bad when being viewed.

If a prospective employer asked for a cover letter, please do one. It gives the employer as idea of how you write in everyday language. Tell the receiver a little about you and what you are looking for. Always thank them for reviewing your resume and tell them, you look forward to meeting with them soon.

Thank you to Deborah Brown for this "Tips For a Good Resume" article.

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