12 Steps to Your Next Job

The second on the list is to keep proper grammar. No, I am not saying study the whole dictionary to get the best words possible, but keep in mind that grammar is an important aspect in a resume. A resume is a professional document of you and should be treated exactly in that way. In general make your resume look respectful, polite and something you would feel good about handing a bank manager.

Thirdly, you should practice the art of concision. Put yourself in the shoes of a business with over 100,000 employees; now think of a boss going through hundreds if not thousands of resumes. These employer’s do not want to read a book, they want this simple, easy and fast to read resume. So, remember an employer’s time is extremely valuable!

Onto the forth, make sure you exclude those meaningless and obvious information. Basically, what this means is do not put down you love to hang out with friends, pet animals and sleep – if you have a interesting and related hobby to the position you are applying for, of course add it into your resume.

The fifth and you would think the most obvious is to never lie on your resume. In the end the lie usually always catches up to you – either during the interview or worse once you have already started the job.

Number sixth on the list is to always custom build your own resume. Every job you apply for is different and so that means every resume you make should be different or at least fall in the lines of the job you are applying for.

Do not be shy about all of your successes. Be extremely specific about your past achievements and accomplishments. If you increased a companies overall productivity, tripled sales or even promoted in a record time, let the employer know, you would be surprised how much they are interested in hearing your story.

Never make assumptions. Basically this means do not assume that the employer that is interviewing you will know what company you had worked for in the past, be extremely brief, but clarify important points.

When you use big words, remember it does not mean you have ‘genius’ written all over your face. I have seen plenty of resumes that look like they got half of their words from the thesaurus and most employers prefer an easy read when thoroughly looking over a resume. Write well, clear and concisely.

Look over your resume for any spelling errors. Make sure you use the spellchecker on the computer or have a friend review it. A typo in a resume is crucial and is what the employer will first see, so look carefully over your resume.

Consistency is very important. When you are consistence, it will make your resume a lot easier to read.

Last, but not least be sure you use good quality paper for your resume. Do not use that basic printing paper you can get from the dollar store, try and get paper a little thicker than usual that prints very well.

There you have it, 12 fairly easy guidelines in writing your own resume. Now if you still are having difficulties writing your resume, you could always pay a resume advisor, but that costs a fair bit of money. So, I personally would try out these 12 steps before hiring a resume consultant.

I wish you luck and hope you get the job!