Resume Dos and Don'ts

Working as a recruiter I review dozens of resumes every day, and it amazes me how many simple mistakes people make. A resume should specify what position you are pursuing and include your work experience, skills, and education (not necessarily in that particular order). Your resume is your first foot forward, and should be the best. My biggest piece of advise is to proof-read your resume, and have a few people you know do the same; the more people that edit your resume the better.

• Make sure you include a valid phone number and email address where you can be reached
• Include an objective that clearly lists what field and position you are pursuing
• When listing your experience include the company name, months and years worked, position held, and responsibilities and accomplishments. This should be detailed yet brief.
• Education should include the name and location of the school, and what you majored in. GPA and year graduated is optional
• References should be professional, and be from a supervisor or manager
• Resumes don't have to be a maximum of one page long, but you want to keep it as short as possible; four or more pages is usually excessive