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1. Starting with your current or most recent employment provide
details of your position as follows:
| Job title and length of time that you have held this position. |
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| Key tasks and responsibilities that comprise this role's requirements - notable achievements while in the role. |
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| Where possible, quantify your achievements with precise facts and figures, e.g. managed junior staff, handled department budget, prepared management reports. |
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| Expand on the skills you are using in your current job which you believe will be valuable in the position(s) for which you are applying. |
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2. Always include the name of your employer i.e. company name.
The company you work for can lend more credibility to your resume.
Some applicants do not include company name and instead state
the nature of business, for example, large manufacturing company.
This tends to 'dilute' the flavour of the resume and makes it
weak. Sometimes employers who are busy may tend to put such a
resume aside as they have to clarify or get some more information
before they can make a decision as to whether to accept or reject
the candidate. Often, if a resume gets placed aside for later,
someone else's resume with all the relevant information may get
the first option.
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3. It is not necessary to state the reason you are leaving your
current position.
This will be a topic for conversation when you
are invited for an interview.
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4. For all previous employment, unless one appointment was more
significant than your current or last position, keep details brief
i.e. the name of the company, job title, period of employment
and the job scope. Give an overview of your duties. Too much information
can be tedious to the recruiter, but too little can be frustrating.
By reading your resume, the reader must be able to get a quick
profile of you and your job scope.
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5. If you cannot remember dates, at least remember months.
There
is nothing more frustrating than having to 'piece' a resume together.
Some applicants tend to omit certain dates and thus give a disjointed
picture. Start with your most current posision and move into past
jobs. Resumes that start with your first job can mislead the employer
into thinking that you are not suitable for the job because usually
your first job is the most junior position. So at a glance, they
may make the mistake of putting your resume aside because you
appear under qualified.
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6. Be sure there are no gaps in your career history
unless for
example you took a year out to travel, in which case make a reference
to this under Interests/Hobbies.
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7. If you are a student just starting work, give any evidence you
can demonstrate your practical skills
e.g. school prefect, event
organisations, member of sports team, constributor to college
magazine or voluntary work.
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8. Use action or achievement words and short, clearly written phrases.
Use action or achievement words and short, clearly written phrases.
Select words that will make sense to the reader, for example,
use industry specific jargon, if required. List accmplishments
rather than stating duties whenever possible. For example, 'organised
marketing campaign', 'saved $100,000', 'designed a better system',
'created a community program', etc.
| Improved |
Sold |
Evaluated |
Operated |
Built |
| Directed |
Created |
Wrote |
Improvised |
Designed |
| Taught |
Prepared |
Produced |
Planned |
Developed |
| Expanded |
Handled |
Achieved |
Managed |
Supported |
| Negotiated |
Facilitated |
Presented |
Organised |
Reorganised |
| Established |
Exhibited |
Undertook |
Contributed |
Supervised |
| Administered |
Implemented |
Coordinated |
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