Resume Tips

A resume is a short-term tool, for getting an interview, which is a medium-term tool, for getting a job, which is a long-term tool for building a career. It generally consists of the following parts, written in "Resume English":

1. Contact Information
2. Objective (optional)
3. Skills Summary (optional)
4. In either order:
   1. Experience
   2. Education
5. Other Professional Data (optional)
6. Other/Personal (optional)

Once you've got the data for these parts all gathered, you have to decide what layout to use. Set up whatever table structure you need in your word processor or web page editor, along with whatever fonts, colors, and other such effects you want, and fill it in.

Then comes time to decide what paper and envelope to print it on, through what printer, etc., and what attachments to include, other than of course a cover letter.

Here are some more general tips.

Here are some more notes that I have not yet gotten around to absorbing into this page.

See my jobhunt website for some examples.