01 Aug Help Writing Your Resume
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Looking for help writing your resume? Indeed.com provides 6 rules for writing a resume that can help you get started on writing your resume.
- Cover the basics
- Ensure to include your contact information so whoever you submit your resume knows how to get in contact with you
- Include relevant work and volunteer experience
- Relevant education, including licenses and certifications
- Relevant skills
- Use other resumes for guidance
- Seeing how other people format and write their resume can help give you an idea of how you can start creating yours
- Use as few words as possible
- Potential employers may be reviewing hundreds of resumes at a time. Be a short and concise as possible to explain your skills and past experiences
- Try to quantify your previous accomplishments
- By giving exact numbers on your previous experiences, it helps the potential employer to envision you in their workplace. It helps to give you credibility.
- Use key words that are used in the job description
- According to Indeed, “When they see their own keywords mirrored back to them in your resume, it reinforces the idea that you’re a strong candidate for the role”.
- Pro read your resume multiple times
- Re-read your resume to ensure you don’t have any typos. Have someone else read it to see if they can catch anything. Having a typo in your resume can quickly remove your resume from getting an interview. Small details matter.
Check out the full article here https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/6-universal-rules-for-resume-writing?from=careeradvice-US&from=careeradvice-US