Resumes
An effective resume describes your education and experience as it specifically
relates to the position for which you are applying. Through research, you can
effectively customize and target your resume to match the needs of any company.
In the Library Annex, you will find useful tools such as ResumeMaker® to help build a winning resume and land the job you always wanted!
Resume Do's & Don'ts
| Do |
Don't |
| use 20 lb. quality paper (white, off-white, gray) |
staple or fold resume |
| use 10-12 point font (Arial or Verdana) |
use Times Roman font |
| use action words |
include personal information |
| have your resume proofread |
state salary (use a range if required) |
| attempt to limit your resume to one page |
exaggerate or lie about your experience |
| be concise and specific in your objective (if used) |
include personal information |
| quantify achievements |
rely on spell checkers for typos and misspellings |
| use a large envelope and do not fold the resume |
use abbreviations |
Test Your Resume Grammar and Punctuation I.Q.
Did you know up to 90 percent of resumes have typos or grammatical errors? www.msn.careerbuilder.com
Electronic Resumes
Internet Friendly - When preparing a resume for scanning, adjustments need to be made for uploading to job boards and entry into a company's Human Resources Information System (HRIS):
- Put your contact information at the top - name on its own line
- Use capital letters to emphasize text and not italics, bold or underlines
- No slashes, parentheses, brackets, horizontal and vertical lines, shading,
graphics, tables, or boxes
- Use asterisks instead of bullets to highlight items
- Use a standard typeface in 10-14 point font
- No headers and footers
- If you are sending it as an attachment, name it appropriately (Smith_John_Resume.doc) and not (Resume.doc)
http://www.collegegrad.com/resume/resumemaker.shtml
http://www.ivillage.com/work/job/get/resume
http://www.nycareerzone.org/flash/resources/jobseeker/resume.jsp
Sample Resumes
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