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Should I u se c omplete s entences w hen d escribing j obs? N ot u sually. U se a ction p hrases i nstead. L eave o ut

unnecessary w ords.

Do t he l ooks o f a r esume m atter? A bsolutely! W hen s ending a r esume t o a n e mployer o r c ollege, d on’t

skimp. U se w hite o r o ff-‐white p rofessional w eight p aper a nd b lack i nk. A void u sing c olored p aper o r f ancy

graphics i n y our r esume u nless t he j ob y ou a re a pplying f or i s i n a c areer a rea t hat m ight s tress t his t ype o f

formatting ( art, g raphic d esign, a dvertising, e tc.) A lways p rint r esumes u sing a q uality l aser p rinter.

Resume T ips a nd S uggestions

1. F inal h iring d ecisions a re r arely b ased s olely u pon t he r esume. R emember t hat y our r esume i s y our

advertisement t hat w ill g et y ou a n i nterview. I t s hould b e a p ositive, c oncise a nd f actual l isting o f y our

accomplishments.

2. M ake s ure y our r esume i s P ERFECT! I t o nly t akes o ne e rror i n s pelling, p unctuation, o r g rammar t o c ause

an e mployer t o s top r eading. A sk p eople t o p roofread y our r esume. D o n ot l ose o pportunities t o p oor

editing.

3. L imit y our r esume t o o ne p age. O nly p eople w ith a g reat d eal o f r elated e xperience s hould h ave r esumes

longer t han o ne p age. R emember t hat m ost e mployers s top r eading a fter 3 0 s econds!

4. O ne i nch m argins a round t he p age a nd b lank l ines b etween s ections w ill m ake a ll t he i nformation e asier

to r ead. U se a 1 0-‐point f ont s ize m inimum a nd a void o veruse o f i talics, b old, a nd u nderlining.

5. S ince y ou p robably h ave l ittle w ork e xperience, y ou w ill w ant t o e mphasize y our a ccomplishments i n a nd

out o f t he c lassroom. V olunteer a ctivities, h obbies, s ports, h onor r oll, a nd s tudent o rganizations a re t hings

that h elp d efine w ho y ou a re a nd s hould b e h ighlighted. L ist o nly r ecent h onors a nd a wards u nless t hey a re

specifically r elevant t o t he p osition f or w hich y ou a re a pplying.

6. P resent y our j ob o bjective i n a m anner t hat r elates b oth t o t he c ompany a nd t he j ob d escription.

7. S ell y ourself! C reate a g ood f irst i mpression b y h ighlighting s kills a nd a bilities a ppropriate t o t he p osition.

If y ou d on’t s ell y ourself, y our r esume w ill s tay i n t he p ile w ith a ll o f t he o thers. S eparate y ourself!

8. T ell t he t ruth a nd n othing b ut t he t ruth! E mployers w ill p ick u p o n “ little” w hite l ies w hen t hey i nterview

you.

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