To get to an interview, you will require a good resume (some call it CV or Curriculum Vitae). Or at least, before you get to the interview, you must impress your potential employer. So how do you write a successful resume that will get their attention? Here are some tips to help you get started... 1. Do not include personal interests or achievements in your resume,
unless they are related to the job. For example, if you are a qualified
fitness coach, the hiring manager may be interested because he wants a
regional sales person to sell fitness franchises.Don't put your personal best tennis
score or swimming record on your resume; it's a useless piece of
information to the interviewer.
2.Catch punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors in your resume by
running a spell check program. Almost all word processing software like
Microsoft Word or Word Perfect includes a spell check tool that will
stop at each word that is misspells or grammatical error.
3.Memorize your resume. Always be prepared to answer questions about your
skills, previous jobs experience or education level during the
interview so that you can explain your resume and preferences. These
questions usually relate to where you would like to work, what kinds of
jobs you like the best, how your experience and skills can help the
company, and why you are interested to work this company.
4.Many hirer scan resumes into a
database to capture important keywords that relates to their industry.
If your resume doesn't contain these keywords, your resume may not be
selected. Keywords are nouns or short phrases in your job experience
and/or educational sections, and define key important skills and
specific knowledge that the company wants. However, do not
use all CAPITAL letters; it can sound RUDE to the hirer.
5.Remember to use action verbs to describe your experience and
accomplishments. Also, as mentioned, you do not have to write complete
sentences in a resume. You can even list accomplishments in specific
terms and you can also use abbreviations where needed, e.g. "closed
175 issue in FY04".
In conclusion, remember that resume writing is an important step to
getting the job that you want. Understand what the hirer is looking for
in a resume and you have won half the battle.
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