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A guide to job resumes

By on September 28, 2009 in Uncategorized

Job resumes

What is a resume?

A resume is a short one or two page summary of the achievements, skills and experience you have, it is a step towards getting an interview for a job. In order for you to write a successful resume it is helpful to know what employers look for, how to prepare your resume and what action words to include in it for maximum benefit.

An effective resume

The resume should clearly state your name, address and contact phone numbers clearly in bold on the top of the page, it should then include a brief objective about the kind of work you want and are qualified to do. The degrees or awards you earned in education should then be listed followed by your work experience. Lastly any other information you think is relevant should be listed such as, any special skills, leadership experience or participation in sports or events.

What employers look for

Studies have shown that employers are most impressed with excellent communication skills, good grooming and previous work experience. The top ten qualities that most impress interviewers are:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
A honest and trustworthy person
Someone who has excellent teamwork skills
Someone who relates well to others
Someone who is motivated and uses their initiative
Someone who has strong work ethics
Excellent analytical skills
Someone who is flexible and adaptable
Someone who has excellent computer skills
Someone who has excellent organizational skills

Use action words in your resume

A resume can be greatly improved by the use of certain action words to describe your accomplishments and experience, some of these include:

Acquired
Adapted
Achieved
Analyzed
Audited
Calculated
Centralised
Collaborated
Condensed
Coordinated
Cultivated
Designed
Developed
Drafted
Edited
Enforced
Evaluated
Expanded
Formed
Founded
Implemented
Improved
Maintained
Managed
Marketed
Motivated
Operated
Organised
Oversaw
Performed
Produced
Programmez
Promoted
Published
Recruited
Reorganised
Solved
Staffed
Supervised
Taught
Tested
Trained

Checking your resume

Once you have written you resume before you go rushing to print it take the time to check it over, a silly mistake or misspelled word could mean the difference between you getting the interview or your resume being rejected. Tips to remember are:

Run a spell and grammar check over the document
Get a friend or relative to review it
Use clean white high quality paper
Print only on one side of the paper
Uses a font size of between 10 and 14 points
Don’t use a fancy or decorative font use a plain one
Use just one typeface
Avoid italics, script or underline
No vertical or horizontal lines, shading or graphs
Never fold or staple your resume
Always make sure if you put your resume in an envelope to use one that is big enough to hold it without creasing or folding

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