Keep
in mind the following suggestions as you begin developing your
resume:
Sell yourself : Create
a good first impression by highlighting skills and abilities
appropriate to the position.
Use
active language. Check out our on-line list of action
words to spice up your resume. Articulate marketable skills
acquired through your positions. Example: Salesperson, Childresn's
Book Store, Bangalore, India. Assisted clients with selection
of books, developed and promoted special marketing events, trained
new employees, monitored cash. Store increased in sales by 7
percent in 6 month period.
Be
consistent. Choose a pattern of spacing, an order
of information presentation or a format of highlighting and
be consistent throughout.
Present information in reverse chronological
order within categories. List education and work experiences
starting with the most recent first.
Check for grammar. Misspellings and poorly
constructed sentences communicate negative impressions
about a candidate.
Ensure that your resume is neat and visually
appealing. Choose high quality paper in white, off-white
or other conservative colors. Have the final version professionally
reproduced.
Make Your Resume Unique
Feel free to develop your own categories to highlight
your special relevant experiences and skills. It is frequently
useful to separate your related or professional experiences
from your other work experience by creating
separate categories for these content areas. In this
way, you can call more attention to your relevant skills by
putting them in categories closer to the top of the resume so
they are read first.Here Are Some Examples
