Resume/CV Tips
 
  • Your resume is YOUR marketing tool – You need to sell yourself to us, the recruiters, or to the company you would like to work for.
  • It is about YOU the job hunter, not just about the jobs you've held.
  • It focuses on your future, not just your past.
  • It emphasizes your accomplishments, not just your past job duties or job descriptions.
  • It documents skills you enjoy using, not just skills you used just because you had to.
Steps in Creating a good CV
 
  • Choose a target job - job objective - An actual job title works best – Start the CV by saying – Position/s applying or suitable for:
  • Find out what skills, knowledge, and experience are needed to do that target job.
  • Make a list of your 2, 3, or 4 strongest skills or abilities or knowledge that make you a good candidate for the target job.
  • For each key skill, think of several accomplishments from your past work history that illustrate that skill.
  • Describe each accomplishment in a simple, powerful, action statement that emphasizes the results that benefited your employer.
  • Make a list of the primary jobs you've held, in chronological order. Include any unpaid work that fills a gap or that shows you have the skills for the job.
  • Make a list of your training and education that's related to the new job you want.
How to Prepare an Effective Resume
  Resume Essentials
 
Before you write, take time to do a self-assessment on paper. Outline your skills and abilities as well as your work experience and extracurricular activities. This will make it easier to prepare a thorough resume.
   
The Content of Your Resume
  Name, address, telephone, e-mail address, web site address
  All your contact information should go at the top of your resume.
 
  • Avoid nicknames.
  • Use a permanent address. Use your parents' address, a friend's address, or the address you plan to use after graduation.
  • Use a permanent telephone number and include the area code. If you have an answering machine, record a neutral greeting.
  • Add your e-mail address. Many employers will find it useful. (Note: Choose an e-mail address that sounds professional.)
  • Include your web site address only if the web page reflects your professional ambitions.
  Objective or Summary
  An objective tells potential employers the sort of work you're hoping to do.
 
  • Be specific about the job you want. For example: To obtain an entry-level position within a financial institution requiring strong analytical and organizational skills.
  • Tailor your objective to each employer you target/every job you seek.
  Education
  New graduates without a lot of work experience should list their educational information first. Alumni can list it after the work experience section.
 
  • Your most recent educational information is listed first.
  • Include your degree (A.S., B.S., B.A., etc.), major, institution attended, minor/concentration.
  • Add your grade point average (GPA)
  • Mention academic honors.
  Work Experience
 
Briefly give the employer an overview of work that has taught you skills. Use action words to describe your job duties. Include your work experience in reverse chronological order—that is, put your last job first and work backward to your first, relevant job. Include:
 
  • Title of position,
  • Name of organization
  • Brief description of what the company does
  • Who you reported to
  • Dates of employment
  • Describe your work responsibilities.
  • Reason for leaving or wanting to leave
  • Likes and dislikes of this position/job
  • Total remuneration breakdown.
  Other information
 
  • Key or special skills or competencies,
  • Leadership experience in volunteer organizations,
  • Participation in sports.
  References
 
Ask people if they are willing to serve as references before you give their names to a potential employer.
   
Other tips:
 
You've written your resume. It's time to have it reviewed and critiqued by a career counselor. You can also take the following steps to ensure quality:
   
  Content:
 
  • Run a spell check and grammar check on your computer before anyone sees your resume.
  Design:
  These tips will make your resume easier to read and/or scan into an employer's data base.
 
  • Use white paper.
  • Print on one side of the paper.
  • Use a font size of 10 to 14 points.
  • Use non-decorative typefaces.
  • Choose one typeface and stick to it.
  • Avoid italics, script, and underlined words.
  • Do not use horizontal or vertical lines, graphics, or shading.
  • Do not fold or staple your resume.
   
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