How to Do a Resume

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By Sansfaim

How to Do a Resume

How to Do a Resume is a piece of knowledge that anyone who is job hunting or looking for a career change needs to acquire.

Gone are the days when there were more vacancies than applicants, and employers were prepared to accept candidates who didn't quite match up to their requirements. In fact, the opposite is now the case and employers are now able to discard many resumes at the first stage that may well have got through in previous years. So how to do a resume in a professional manner is crucial nowadays.

How do you avoid your resume ending up in the round file? How do you get your resume to stand out from the rest, and present you as the best possible candidate?

The sole purpose of your resume is to get an interview. In most cases this may well be the only piece of evidence that the employer has, to be able to evaluate your suitability for the position in question.

You have to learn to think like a hirer.

  • They are looking for a resume that makes a good impression very quickly.

  • They want one that will help them to formulate the interview questions.

  • They require a document that will remind them of who you were when they later compare their notes on the candidates.

They do not want:

  • To know everything you have done during the last 20 years.

  • To read about all of your family, your pets, what you did on vacation etc.

  • To see vague statements about your accomplishments like “ I made lots of sales”

  • To see gaps in your employment history

As you get to know how to make a resume you will quickly come to realise that one size does not fit all. It is important that you adjust your resume to meet the criteria required by the employer.

Learn how to do a resume in well planned professional way and you will find it could be the key to finding your dream job.

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Comments

resumeinfo 4 years ago

Very good information. Thank you for sharing!

efren  4 years ago

wow tha's

jodymd 4 years ago

Although you spelled realize wrong - I really like the "one size does NOT fit all" statement. You HAVE to adjust your resume. Even if you're stretching the truth, be sure to place some of their "key" words in that puppy!

"I might add: USE SPELL CHECK, Some people are horrible spellers (like my husband) and while I know it is not a sign of intelligence, I judge pretty harshly for mis-spelled words. Esp. since I fill administrative positions; if you don't know how to use spell check - you're NOT the one for us!

ALSO

FILL IN ANY GAPS! Even if you think it's something you can easily explain in the interview. For instance, since was on maternity leave for over a year - I put: "Aug. 2000 - Nov. 2001 Maternity Leave". You HAVE to explain yourself - otherwise, perspective employers will just toss your resume aside, or worse, in the trash!

SansFaim 4 years ago

Hi Jodymd,

As Oscar Wilde said, " It is a man with a poor imagination who can only think of one way to spell a word."

You are obviously not from England, where the most common spelling is realise, whereas in the USA it is realize. Although the Oxford English Dictionary does say you can spell it either way.

I couldn't agree more about reading job applications, or indeed any piece of writing, that contains spelling mistakes.

My personal nightmare is I was taught to speak the Queen's English, and it would appear that not very many people speak it nowadays. If you have a spell checker on your computer, chances are it is put there by Microsoft and is thus in "American English".

Much of what I write is viewed in many English speaking countries around the world and I tend to write in the Queens English, unless it is an article exclusively for American readers.

As Sir Winston Churchill remarked " America and England were two countries separated by a common language".

Great point about the gaps in resumes, when I used to be involved in interviewing any gaps immediately raised a red flag.

charlie 4 years ago

hi i still need more help on how to make a resume if u can send me exsampels here is my e mail charlie_nene_ruiz@yahoo.comn

shannon graham 4 years ago

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wellalyn 3 years ago

hi..can u send me an examples of a good resume on my email wellalyngustilo@yahoo.com..i need your help..thanks..

RAJNESH 3 years ago

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sseb 3 years ago

Jodymd your purpose when you search for an info on what do you need to do a resume is for you to have tips on how to make your resume very interesting and not to judge the spelling of the words written.

Lizbeth Mora 3 years ago

can u plz send me a good example of a resume i need your help. mora04112003@yahoo.com

thank you!

SethN 3 years ago

I am going to try to find a summer job, I am currently a student. Could you help send me some examples of "good" resumes" for a person wanting a "bookstore" type of job? My email is lildude00345@gmail.com

thank-you for your time.

Best regards,

Seth

Whitney 2 years ago

He didn't spell "realize" wrong. In the UK and Australia, they spell it "realise." Thank you for making the point that a resume is just to get an interview!

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