Step By Step How To Prepare A Good Resume
A good resume is something that is easy on the eyes; interesting enough to read and go over; and definitely something that can make it stand out from the rest of its competition. The truth is: creating a good resume can be a form of literary gamble, for lack of a better term. People who handle resumes do not have one universal list of criteria as to what makes one resume good and the other one blah. If you think that hiring companies read and each and every resume submitted to them, then you are wrong. Most skim over the documents and set aside the ones that look promising. Depending on the hiring company, there are usually several levels of skimming through in order to cut down the resume volume. In effect, very few resumes are really read and studied.
Here are tips - step by step how to create a good resume that will be sure to be read.
1. Always put in a nice clear picture on your resume. It is far easier to recall a name if there is an accompanying face to go along with it. Make sure your picture is very business-like, especially if this is for a job application. Wearing a business suit during the pictorial might be a good idea.
2. Write concisely but in an organized manner. Nothing defeats the purpose of a good resume than a long winded one. If you have a short list of credentials then stick to it. A one page resume is far better than expounding what little you have to fill in three pages of nothing. Embellishing the truth to make your resume look more impressive is one of the best ways of getting into trouble later on. It might even be grounds for your resume to be discarded altogether.
If you do have a long list of credentials to your name, make sure that you separate them accordingly. Make the divisions clearly separate. Do not interpose each and every award or citation you got from your college degree or from pervious employers. Put those in their own separate paragraph or bulleted lists under their own heading. If you are sending a resume for an internship program, your long list of academic awards and citations should come before your work experiences. On the other hand, if you are applying for a job, your work experiences should come before academic achievements.
3. Never forget your contact information. This part is overlooked more often than you think. Make sure your name, your picture, your address, your contact number(s) and even e-mail address are on the top of the page. The same is true in regards to creating your cover letter. As a parting shot, you could make a footnote at the end of your documents containing the same information.
4. Never forget to accompany your resume with a cover letter. Speaking of cover letters, make sure that you have one that complements your resume. Never assume that the hiring company knows precisely why you sent them your resume. A well written cover letter is also a great way of capturing your potential reader’s interest.
