Revamp Your Resume

Are you getting ready to apply for a new job? If you are then that means you’re also about to re-evaluate your resume. A good resume always gets a call back. There are many creative ways to format a resume but it should always be clean, clear and concise. Here are a few pointers:

• Change your font to a modern sans serif font. This makes you stand out and says something about your personal style.
• To ensure the interviewer knows your name, your name should be the biggest thing on the page.
• DO NOT list which high school you attended and when you graduated from there. This information is usually irrelevant and you don’t want to reveal your age.
• List only related work experience, for example, you wouldn’t list your experience as a cab driver if you are applying for a position as a graphic designer. Keep it relevant.
• DO NOT include an “objective” or “hobbies” section these are remnants from a past era. All a resume needs to include with regard to titled sections is : Work experience, skills and proficiencies and education. Other information would be your name and contact information. You could also include “references furnished upon request”, but since this information is implied its optional.
• When you begin describing your on the job duties remember to use quantitative adjectives and action words, for instance: produced 60% of all design for firms new business accounts, rather than saying, responsibilities included cover art, web banners and bill boards. The idea is to show how much of an asset you really are, instead of just listing tasks you’ve been charged with without any mention of their success or your level of involvement with them.
• Keep the resume at one page. the only exception to this rule is for people with 10 or more years industry experience, and even then, there shouldn’t be more than 2 pages.

For clever ideas on how to tweek your resume’s layout google image search “resume layout”. Happy Hunting!