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To learn how to Choose the right kind of résumé for your qualifications. Make your experience relevant to employers. Write the strongest possible résumé. Résumés. To learn how to Increase the number of “hits” your résumé receives. Use a computer to create paper and scannable résumés.
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To learn how to Choose the right kind of résumé for your qualifications. Make your experience relevant to employers. Write the strongest possible résumé. Résumés
To learn how to Increase the number of “hits” your résumé receives. Use a computer to create paper and scannable résumés. Résumés
Start by answering these questions: How can I encourage the employer to pay attention to my résumé? What kind of résumé should I use? How do the two résumés differ? Résumés
Start by answering these questions: What parts of the two résumés are the same? What should I do if the standard categories don’t fit? Should I limit my résumé to one page? How do I create a scannable résumé? Résumés
So Your Résumé Stands Out • Do more than just list what you’ve done. • Emphasize achievements that • Are the most relevant to the job. • Show your superiority over other applicants. • Are recent. • Use industry jargon and buzzwords.
So Your Résumé Stands Outcontinued • Include skills that are helpful to almost every job. • Design one résumé for people, the other for electronic scanning. • Consider using a career objective with the employer’s name. • Omit I and, in general, use sentence fragments.
Types of Résumés • Chronological • Summarizes what you did in reverse order. • Is the traditional résumé format. • Is used to show a logical preparation for the job or a steady progression leading to the present.
Types of Résumés continued • Skills • Focuses on skills you’ve used that are applicable to the job. • Is useful when your job history does not directly lead to the kind of job you’re applying for.
Chronological Résumé • Include for each job • The position or job title. • The organization. • The city and state. • The dates of employment. • Details such as full- or part-time status, job duties, special responsibilities, or promotions.
Chronological Résumécontinued • Normally, include jobs as far back as the summer after high school. • Use minimal detail about low-level jobs.
Chronological Résumécontinued • Use detail and strong verbs or gerunds. • Recruit or recruiting; manage or managing; design or designing; write or writing. • Use parallel structure. • Recruit new employees,manage office staff; designclerical documents, andwrite special proposals.
Skills Résumé • Use as headings the skills used in or aspects of the job you’re applying for. • For entries under each skill, combine experience from • Paid jobs. • Unpaid work. • Classes. • Activities. • Community work.
Skills Résumé continued • Use headings that reflect the job you’re applying for. • Logisticsrather thanplanning;procurementrather thanpurchasing. • Use at least three headings related to the job you’re applying for.
Skills Résumé continued • Use a mix of skills. • Use detail, good description, and strong verbs or gerunds.
For Both Résumés • Use these categories: • Career Objective. • Summary of Qualifications • Education. • Honors and Awards. • References. • Create new categories, if necessary. • Use good paper and design. • Use strong white space, readable typeface(s), and an organized layout.
To Create Scannable Résumés • Use • A standard typeface—e.g., Courier; Times Roman. • 12- to 14-point type. • A ragged right margin. • No italics or underlining. • No boldface. • No lines, boxes, leader dots, or borders. • A single column and no indented or centered text. • Phone numbers on separate lines. • Plenty of white space.
To Create Scannable Résumés continued • Don’t fold or staple pages. • Don’t write anything by hand. • Send a laser copy.
To Create Scannable Résumés continued • Use a keywords section under your name. • Include language that describes your personality, as well as abilities:dependable, skill in time management, leadership, artistic skills, and so forth.
To Create Online Résumés • In your Web résumé • Use an e-mail link. • Omit your street address and phone numbers. • Consider having links under your name and e-mail address. • Link to other pages about you. • Don’t be cute. • Put your strongest qualification immediately after your name and e-mail address.
To Create Online Résumés continued • Specify the job you want. • Specify the city and state for educational institutions and employers. • Use lists, indentations, and white space. • Craft phrases on commercial and university Web sites to convince recruiters to click on your name. • Proofread your résumé carefully.
