Resume Writing Tips

• Be sure to include your name, address and phone number on your resume!  You want to make sure potential employers can contact you.
• While there is no standard format, the following headings are important: objective, experience/work history, and education.
• Do not include personal information, such as height/weight, family information, or hobbies.  Your measurements and marital status are irrelevant to the position (in fact, employers cannot use these criteria when selecting candidates).  You may be asked how you spend your free time in your interview, but it’s not necessary to include that information on the resume.
• Your references go on a separate sheet.  If included on your resume, they take up precious space that you could be using to sell yourself.  An employer will let you know when they want your references; you are usually asked for them at the interview stage.
• Keep your resume at one page, unless you have an extraordinary amount of relevant experience or accomplishments to include.  You don’t want to take the chance that the person reviewing your resume will ignore all of the information on the additional pages because they don’t want to turn the page.
• Research the company(ies) you are interested in.  You may be able to tailor your resume to their needs.
• Focus on your achievements!  Emphasize the positive.
• Be careful to never include false or misleading information on your resume.  You could lose your (new) job over it!
• Spelling counts! Many a candidate has been disqualified because of sloppy typographical errors.  Make sure you use words you understand – you don’t want to feel foolish in an interview when you’re asked a question off of your resume and you have no idea what the interviewer is talking about!
• Read your resume over and then read it again.
• Clear copies of your resume are important.  Be sure to use a high-grade paper when you have the resume printed.