How To Write A Resume.docx
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HowToWriteAResume
HowToWriteAResume:
12StepsToYourNextJob
byPaulMichaelon1July20099comments
Self-promotionisnoteasy.Whetheryou'reahighsix-figureconsultant,orearning$10anhourinretail,youstillhavetotalkaboutyourselfintherightway.Andoneofthekeyingredientsofself-promotionistheresume.Nailit,andyougetyourfootinthedoor.Blowit,andyoublowyourchancesatabetterjob,bettercareerorevenabetterlife.
Asaprofessionaladvertisingcopywriter,I'vebeenaskedmany,manytimestohelpfriendsandrelativeswiththeirresumes.AndwhileIdon'tclaimtobeanexpertonresumes,Ihavehelpedalotofpeoplegetjobs.So,IthoughtitwaslongoverduetosharesomeofthethingsI'velearnedaboutwritingresumesovertheyears,especiallyafterwritinganarticleoninterviewquestions.
Now,I'mnotpromisingthatthisarticlewillguaranteeyouanewjob.Obviously,yourownexperienceandbackgroundis,attheendoftheday,thedecidingfactor.ButIcangiveyouadvicethatwillatleastgetyounoticedforalltherightreasons.Ready?
Thenlet'sbegin.
1:
Useawordprocessingprogram
EmployaprogramlikeMicrosoftWord,WordPerfect,MSWorksorevenaprofessionaldesignapplication(e.g.InDesignorAdobeIllustrator)tolayoutyourresume.Inthepast,itwasOKtouseatypewriteror,insomecases,writeitbyhand,butno-onewilltakeyouseriouslyifyoucan'tdemonstratebasiccomputerskills.However,tryandavoidastandardresumetemplate.
Yourresumeshouldinclude:
∙contactinformation
∙anobjective
∙employmenthistory
∙education
∙asummary,includinganyotherpertinentinformationoraffiliations
∙references(it'spermissibletosay"referencesavailableonrequest")
Laythisoutneatlyinyourownway,andyourresumewillnotlooklikeacarboncopyofeveryoneelse'sresume.Remember,youaresellingYOUasanindividual.Yourresume,eventhewayitlooks,isareflectionofwhoyouare.
2:
Usegood(butnotperfect)grammar
Youdon'tneedtogooutofyourwaytomakeyourresumereadlikean Englishtermpaper,butusegoodjudgment.Aresumeisaprofessionaldocumentandshouldbetreatedinthatway.Justasyouwouldn'tstartabusinessletterwith"Likeheydude,how'sitgoing?
"youshouldn'tbeaslaxwithyourresume.
However,thesearemoderntimesandyoucanusealittleconversationalverbiage,coupledwithafewgrammaticalrule-breakers.It'sOKtoendasentencewithapreposition,it'sevenOKtohaveaoneortwowordsentence.Ifyouworkinaverycreativeindustry,youcanbreakevenmorerules(Ioncesawagreatresumethatwaswrittenasapoem...butthatwasahugeexceptiontotherule).Ingeneral,makeitrespectful,politeandsomethingyouwouldbehappyforyourbankmanagertoread.
3.Practicetheartofconcision
MarkTwainoncewrote"Ididn'thavetimetowriteashortletter,soIwrotealongoneinstead."It'snoteasytobeconcise,butaresumeisanessentialplacetopracticerestraint.Inthesetougheconomictimes,employersareinundatedwithhundredsofapplicantsforeveryonejobopening.Theydon'thavethetimeorinclinationtoreadyourlifestoryoverafiveorsixpageresume.ONEPAGEisideal,butitisacceptabletogototwopages.Anylongerthanthatandyoumayaswellmailyourresumetothenearestpaperrecyclingplant.SomeofyoumaysaythatIcouldusealessoninconcisionmyself,butthisbloggivesmetheluxuryoflimitlesswritingspaceandanaudiencethatislookingtoread,andbeentertainedaswellasinformed.Anemployer'stimeisvaluable;theinformationisparamount.
4.Don'tincludepointlessandobviousinformation
IhavelosttrackofthenumberoftimesIhavereadabouthobbiesthatincludemovies,reading,sports,eatingoutandspendingtimewithfamily.Whileyou'reatit,whynotput"breathing,sleepingaminimumofsixhourspernight,andeatingthreesquaremealsperday."Ifyouhavesomethingstellarasahobby,andithassomerelevancetothejob,byallmeansputitdown.Butifyouhavenothingoutoftheordinarytosay,don'tsayit.Yourcollectionofantiqueteapotsmaymeantheworldtoyou,butitwon'ttoyouraveragehumanresourcesmanagerinanaccountingfirm.
5.Never,everlie
Don'teverbetemptedtolie,orembellishyourresume.Theproblemwithliesisthattheywillcatchupwithyousoonerorlater.Youwilleitherbediscoveredbeforeyouarehired,orevenworse,getfoundoutwhenyou'redoingthejob.Behonestandgivetherightdates,places,numbersandfactsaboutpreviousemployment.Don'tmakeupeducationyoudon'thave,anddon'tsayyou'reawhizonPhotoshopwhenyoucanhardlyevenopenyouremail.
6.Custom-buildyourresume
Everyjobisdifferent;therefore,everyresumeshouldbedifferent.WhenItalkaboutconcision,italsoappliestothekindofinformationyouinclude,ordon't,onyourresume.Ifyouhavesomegreatexperienceinmarketing,youobviouslypushthatonaresumeforamarketingoradvertisingjob.Ifyou'reapplyingtobeabartender(waiterinabar),youmaywanttoputafocusonsomethingelse.Tailoryourresumetofitthejobyou'reapplyingfor.
7.Don'tbeshyaboutmajorsuccesses
Bespecificaboutyourpastandcurrentachievementsandaccomplishments.Employerslovefactsthatbackupyourstory,soifyouincreasedproductivityinyourdepartmentby125%,don'tbyshyaboutsayingso.Ifyoutripledsales,letpeopleknow.Ifyouwerepromotedinrecordtime,makeanoteofit.Thisistheperfecttimetoblowyourowntrumpet.
8.Don'tmakeassumptions
Althoughconcisionisvitallyimportant,makesureyoudon'tcutsomuchinformationthattheemployerbecomesconfused.Forinstance,youmayknowalltoowellwhat"Scrambunkle&Son"didasacompany,butyourfutureemployermaynotknowthemfromAdam.Andalthoughyouknowwhatanacronymstandsfor,itmaynotbeasfamousasN.A.S.A.,sospellitoutonce.Basically,bebrief,butclarifyimportantpoints.
9.Bigwordswon'timpressmostpeople
I'veseenafewresumescomeacrossmydeskthatlookedlikeapagefromaDickensianthesaurus.Sure,youmayfeelproudofyourselfforusingwordslikefloccinaucinihilipilification(whichis,forthoseofyounotintheknow,the"estimationofsomethingasvalueless");butyouraverageemployerwillappreciateitifyourresumeisnotlikereadingWar&Peace.There'snoneedtohideyourintelligence,andagainyoushouldtailorittothejob,butusecommonsense.Writewell,writeclearly,writeconcisely,andwritewithouttryingtoproveyou'reasmartass.
10.Goodspellingisnotoptional
Speakingofwritingwell,thisoneisparamount:
please,pleasedouble-checkthespellingandthenasksomeoneelsetodouble-checkitforyou(theymaycatchsomethingyou'vebecomeblindto).AndDONOTproofiton-screen;printitout,it'smucheasiertocatcherrorsthatway.Atypoinyourresumeisonehugeflyintheointment.It'stheequivalentofturninguptoaninterviewwearingaketchup-stainedt-shirt.Yourresumeisthefirstimpressionyouwillgivetoyourinterviewer;whatdoyouthinktheywilldowitharesumethathasnotevenbeenspell-checked?
Yep,it'sliningthecat'slitterbox.
11.Consistencyisimportant
Thisisanotherexerciseinputtingyourbestfootforward.Ifyoustarteachheadingin12ptHelveticaBoldItalic,dothemallthatway.Ifyouitalicizeaheading,italicizethemall.Ifthefirstsectionofyourresumeisindented,allofthemshouldbe.Theageofemailandinstantmessengerhasmademanyofuslazy,butaresumeisnoplacetobecareless.Andchooseareadablefonttoo,preferablyaclassicseriffontlikeTimes11pt.Withconsistency,youmakeyourresumeeasiertoread.Withoutit,yourpotentialfutureemployerwon'tknowwhattomakeofthevariousformattingchoices.
12.Don'tbecheapwithpaperchoices
ThisisoneoftherareoccasionsthatIwilladviseyoutosplurge(showoff).Abeautifullyformatted,perfectlyspelled,amazinglyconciseresumeisnotgoingtolookasimpressiveoncrappypaper.PopdowntothelocalKinkosandaskthemtoprintoutsomecopiesonagoodqualitypaper,perhapsonewithawatermarkorslighttinttoit.Alternatively,buysomegoodpaperandprintitoutyourselfonyourhome-printer'shighestsetting.Eitherway,youwillhavesomethingthatlooksandfeelslikeaqualitydocumentworthyofconsideration.
Thosearemy12stepstoagoodresume.I'msuremanyprofessionalresumewriterscanaddtothelist(andplease,usethecommentsareaforadditionaladvice)butIbelievethisisanexcellentlistforanyonetakingonthetaskofwritingtheirownresume.
Thehardestpartoflearninghowtowritearesumeisgettingit
noticed.Boilerplatecorporatephraseslike"results-oriented
professional"or"hardworkingteamplayer"areoutdatedand
generallyridiculed.Companiesdon'twanttohearthatyou're
resultsoriented,theywanttoseeit.So,inthe
"Accomplishments"sectionofyourresume,makesuretofillit
withallthewaysyouhavesavedormadeyourpreviousemployers
moneyovertheyears.Youmaybearesults-orientedprofessional,
butbusinessesbothlargeandsmallarebottom-linedriven
establishments.Ifyoushowthemtangibleresults,thenthey'll
showyouahealthysalaryandanicecorneroffice.
Ifyoudon'tknowhowtowritearesume,you'reputting
yourselfatanextremedisadvantage.Thosewhocanexpresstheir
backgroundandaccomplishmentsinwordswillbeaheadofsomeone
whocannot.Itistheresumethatleadstotheinterview,andit
alsoservesasathumbnailsketchofwhoyouare.Itisimportant
tobefactualonyourresumeandtrynottomakeyour
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