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Resume Enhancement Tips for Effective Job Applications

Learn how to elevate your resume with formatting and content strategies in this guide. Find your template bliss, edit meticulously, and quantify your achievements for impactful results. Progress towards a compelling resume, not perfection.

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Resume Enhancement Tips for Effective Job Applications

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  1. Resume Enhancement Greg Merrill Berkeley Social Welfare

  2. Two quick Tests • Arms length: Hold the resume an arm’s distance away from you to see what it looks like visually • 60 Seconds: Scan the resume in one minute or less to see what information was communicated

  3. BEST CONTENT FIRST The first half to two-third of the first page is the most important

  4. FORMAT YOUR STRENGTHS CHRONOLOGICAL HYBRID Combines best elements of chronological and skills-focused Allows you to organize by focal sections and to sequence those so most desirable appear first Shows versatility • All experience organized from most recent to last • Works best when you have a lot of experience in one particular area • Shows consistency and depth

  5. FIND YOUR TEMPLATE BLISS • Choose a design that represents the professional you • Clean, Concise, Organized • Consistent Format • EDIT, EDIT, EDIT, EDIT, EDIT, EDIT, EDIT, EDIT.

  6. ACT, QUANTIFY • Use a variety of high-impact verbs that describe what you did • Quantify your results and achievements when compelling

  7. PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION

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