Resume Writing Tips

Ten Resume Tips

• Eliminate typing spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. Ask someone you trust to proof read your CV.
• Make a good first impression. You have a limited amount of initial interest time, use it wisely.
• Keep it brief. Few people have time to read a 20-page resume, be efficient with your information. A three to four page resume is often sufficient.
• Focus your resume on your most recent experience; keep it brief for anything over 10-15 years.
• Quantify experience and achievements with facts and figures to show how you performed against specific targets, timelines or KPI's.
• Give the employer a chance to see your written communication skills in terms of being organised, logical and concise
• Use simple language; do not try to impress employers with elaborate vocabulary.
• Be honest, nothing turns an interview sour more quickly than the uncovering of exaggeration or the stretching of the truth on resumes.
• Be balanced, neat and structured. Make it appealing to the eye.
• This is your opportunity to sell yourself. Emphasize on previous, achievements promotions and rare skill sets, make yourself very difficult to disregard.

References & Referees

Compile a list of three referees, include their name, position, telephone number and indicate what your association or relationship is. Inform your referees of the particular position you have applied for and its requirements and let them know that someone will be contacting them to gain a reference.