Seven Things You Should Include To Make A Sharp Resume

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Make your Resume Standout!
Many job seekers find themselves stuck in their career path and don’t know where to begin with putting their resumes together. Putting your best foot forward may be an intimidating experience if you don’t know how to present yourself to a prospective employer. Having a resume that you can be proud of can give you the confidence to shine as a suitable candidate.
What to Put on a Resume: 
  • Contact Information. At the top of your resume, put your full name and a professional-looking email address. Your phone number and street address are optional, but for most people, I’d recommend putting it.
  • Opening Statement: Summary or Objective. This is the next section of your resume and should go right after your name and contact info in most cases. This is a two or three-sentence summary of your qualifications and accomplishments throughout your career (or throughout your education if you just graduated).
  • Work History. If you have held any previous jobs (including internships), your experience section is where to put them. Focus heavily on this experience section, as it’s one of the first places a hiring manager looks at on your resume. Write the section in reverse chronological order, which means your most recent work should be at the top. Include job titles, company names, dates (you can choose to put just years, or month and year you started and ended each job – just stay consistent).
  • Education. Put the name of your school(s), your field of study, and your graduation date – is optional. You can also put your 3.0 and above GPA in this section.
  • Soft Skills and Technical Skills.

You can list skills that you learned in your studies or skills you’ve developed on your own. Employers have a preference for seeing hard skills on a        resume. The right place to highlight soft skills is your cover letter or in an interview, where you can better demonstrate communication skills,          interpersonal skills, active listening, and more.

  • Certifications and Professional Memberships.

This section is optional. However, If you have no work experience, these would likely be academic achievements. Go ahead and list them underneath            your education section.

  • If you have no work experience, put more information in your education section. Indicate some key projects you completed or coursework you did. (Specifically, key projects that are related to the jobs you’re applying for now).
  • Achievements and Award (optional)

You may include awards, achievements, and any recognition you received. (option)

  • Additional Sections (Community Involvement, Volunteering, etc.) (optional) This is any volunteer work or community service you’ve done.
  • Also, consider using more relevant jobs especially if you have a working history that expands past 10 years.

If so, consider removing some jobs that aren’t relevant, or were at the very beginning of your career (especially if you’ve been working 15-20 years or more).

Your entire resume should be about 1 page long and not extend more than 2 pages in length.

Unless you have a Ph.D. and are writing an academic CV… or unless you’ve been working for 10-15+ years… your resume should not be more than two pages.

For 60-70% of people, your resume should only be one page.

Overall, you should stick with tailoring your resume to fit the job description and leave out anything that is not relevant to your job interest. When it’s all said and done, you want to be matched with the right position that matches your natural skill-sets, interest, and abilities. As a recruiter, I sometimes suggest that some candidates take a skills assessment to find their employability rating and personality style.

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