Most of all, focus on clarity!
This post originally appeared onThe Muse.
In fact, whenever I’m reviewing a resume, I always ask permission before I mark it up.
Who am I to edit your life’s work?
After speaking with many, many recruiters, here are some hard truths I’ve learned.
In other words, no funky formats.
You’re far better off spending your time trying to maximize the top half of your resume.
So, ensure you connect the dots for the reader.
One way to solve it?
Using a simpleobjective statement.
What does that mean for job seekers?
It means your resume needs to be as easy to readreally, skimas possible.
Read:Don’t make your font so small that it’s barely legible.
And don’t let your bullet points drag on to that third line.
Two is all you get and, more likely than not, one is all that will get read.
(Here’s a bit more onhow to make your resume easy to skim.)
That means making sure a layperson can understand what you’re talking about in your resume.
This means cutting the jargon, giving proper context, and focusing on results.
Use the job posting to your advantage herefind the keywords and present your work the same way they do.
Check, double check, and test your contact information.
Typos are always bad, but a typo in your contact information is probably as bad as it gets.
It’s a really crummy feeling to notice an incorrect email address a couple months into your job search.
Don’t let that be you.
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