How Do I Do A Resume

There are a number of ways to do a resume. There are different formats, styles, and approaches based on your particular industry, position, and experience that affect how your resume should be created. This said, here are the most basic considerations that you should have when creating a resume for the first time.

Be Straightforward
Potential employers want to see that your resume is as convenient as possible to read. When they look at it, they want to see the most important qualifications that you have to offer first, so be as straightforward as possible in listing your education, achievements, and career employment experience.

Use a Simple Format
Though you may think that you need to be as unique in your formatting your resume as possible, it is better that you keep it professional and easy to read. This is due to a number of reasons, but the first being that that’s what employers want-something easy to read and glean content from. If there is anything distracting in colors, fonts, or otherwise; the employer will probably just pass it by-as they don’t have the time. Moreover, if emailing your resume, often employers will convert all received resumes into one resume format for easier review-which could make your stylized resume unreadable, and thus not something they want to read.

Keep It Between 1-2 Pages
Though the age old rule on resume length used to be keeping it at a maximum of one page; there are instances when you may need another page. This is typically not for filler use, but rather for the purpose of listing career experience, education, and achievements that make your position as candidate directly more applicable for a position. More is not necessarily better; only in the case, when the extra page offers quality information that is related to the job you are applying for.

Tell the Truth
Though you may have heard of people getting away with white lies or exaggerations on their resumes, it is not common. This said, you will probably be caught in your lie-at your interview or previous to this. So, this said, you need to ensure you don’t lie; but rather dress up the true experience that you have to offer a potential employer.

Include Contact Information
Many applicants new to writing resumes forget the importance of including as much contact information as possible. This means make sure to include multiple phone numbers, mailing address, and also email contact information. The last thing you want to happen is that an employer is interested in speaking further with you about your qualifications, but cannot get in contact with you.

Use Action Words
In writing information for your career history, achievements, and education- make sure to use action verbs to discuss your responsibilities and achievements. This shows employers that you take an active role in all achievements in your job history, and take ownership for your career.

Proofread
No matter what format or style you decide to use for your resume, the most important step to take is proofreading. You need to read it through and read it aloud to find grammatical errors, areas that might sound awkward, and to catch formatting issues.