How To Write A Resume
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A resume or ‘Curriculum Vitae’ or ‘CV’ - is a summary of your achievements, education and work experience. The main focus of your resume needs to be demonstrating how your skills and abilities will match up with the requirements of a job. Your resume is your personal marketing document and sells you to the potential employer.
It is not a life story - if it’s too long it probably won’t get read at all. Resumes should be no longer than one or two pages for this reason.
You should adapt and tailor your resume with every job application so that it lists the skills and experiences you have that are most relevant to the job you’re applying for. Identify and include keywords from job adverts and include them in the content of your resume.
What to include
While things like your education and experience are logical ways to show how suited you are to a particular job, these are not the only information you should include. There are many alternate ways to demonstrate that you are the best person for the job, try including your:
Key Strengths- things you’re good at and maybe sort after by an employer - e.g. 15 years in the _________ industry.
Experiences - any extracurricular activities that are related to the position you are applying for.
Achievements - any awards or recognition that you’ve received.
Resume Structure
The structure of your resume will vary depending on your work history, education, and level of job you are seeking eg. Management vs Graduate. Resumes are normally written with the most recent work experience and study details listed first.
Personal & Contact details - Full name, contact details including address, telephone number (mobile and home phone) and suitable email address.
Career objective - (optional) A brief summary to tell the employer what type of job you are seeking and how you can help them.
Learn how to write a career objective.
Key Skills- List the things you’re good at and skills will bring to the job. These can be general skills or skills specific to a particular job. List them under broad headings such as “Communication” and “Teamwork”. Don’t go overboard and don’t include statements that are useless - eg. Honest a reliable - anyone can say that, prove it.
Education and Training- A overview of your education and training history, start with your most recent studies, making sure you include all training that’s relevant to the job you’re applying for. If you achieved a good result in a test include it, however try not to boast or seem cocky.
View a list of the most sort after training.
Employment history - Start with your most recent or current work history and work backwards chronologically, list the name of the employer, your job title, the dates you worked there, your responsibilities, tasks and achievements. Make sure you include everything that’s relevant to the job you are applying for. If you got promoted or obtained awards don’t forget to include these details.
Referees - List people who can talk about how good a worker you are. Make sure you get their permission before including them on your resume. List their name, company name occupation, and contact details. Written references are becoming a thing of the past so make sure you include verbal references only.
Things to Check
Well done you have written your resume, before sending it make sure you give it a checking over:
Proofread - Make sure there aren’t any spelling mistakes, typos or grammatical errors.
Is it tailored? - Make sure everything you mention shows how well-suited you are for the job you’re applying for.
Presentation- Make sure the resume is well laid out, easy to read and printed on clean, white paper in a standard font (like Calibra, Arial or Verdana) and at a standard size (10 or 12 point). Check the resume remains formatted by emailing the resume to yourself.
Is there enough detail? - Ensure you’ve provided specific examples of your achievements and how you’ve used the skills you have.
If you would like more help please view our resume advice articles - here.
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