THE RESUME

Unlike the Cover Letter, your resume is a concise, bulleted overview of your skills, experience, and qualifications. You must be strategic in the action verbs you implement to articulate your professionalism to reflect the impact you have made in previous workplaces as well as the skills you have obtained. Be sure to show accomplishments from past positions. These are work achievements that are both measurable and unique actions that you took. Your future employer will judge your preparedness for the position you are applying for as well as pull interview questions from this one page document.

Therefore, in addition to a careful construction of your resume, it is important to know your resume extremely well. In other words, know why you are qualified and be able to discuss that qualification in an interview setting. Again, constructing this type of document is difficult and requires many proofreads and revisions. Take a glance at our tips, templates, and strategies to make your resume as polished as your attire.

INTERVIEW DO'S AND DON'TS

DO

Be honest and use your own words – you are the expert on yourself!
Use Arial or Times New Roman as a font – clear and crisp
Choose between 10-12pt font size
Insert page numbers
Keep it short and concise, between 1 – 2 pages maximum
Use short, bulleted statements to make the resume easy to read
Align text to the left
Write in the past tense and be consistent – ensure you use the same style
Use strong action words
Spell check your resume
Review it with a couple of people to gain their feedback on grammar, layout, etc.
Print on white, good quality paper (avoid using colored paper)

DON'T

Use the word ‘Resume’ as a title
Include personal information (i.e. date of birth, race, gender, marital status, etc)
Give reason(s) for leaving a job
Include pre-age 16 education
Don't use slang or jargon
Provide incorrect information or lies
State your salary requirements (these will be negotiated later)
Don't include reference names or the words ‘References available upon request’
Avoid using ‘I’ ‘my’ ‘me’ – do not write in the first person
Write long paragraphs of writing

THE RESUME

INTERVIEW DO'S AND DON'TS

DO

Be honest and use your own words – you are the expert on yourself!

Use Arial or Times New Roman as a font – clear and crisp

Choose between 10-12pt font size

Insert page numbers

Keep it short and concise, between 1 – 2 pages maximum

Use short, bulleted statements to make the resume easy to read

Align text to the left

Write in the past tense and be consistent – ensure you use the same style

Use strong action words

Spell check your resume

Review it with a couple of people to gain their feedback on grammar, layout, etc.

Print on white, good quality paper (avoid using colored paper)

DON'T

Use the word ‘Resume’ as a title

Include personal information (i.e. date of birth, race, gender, marital status, etc)

Give reason(s) for leaving a job

Include pre-age 16 education

Don't use slang or jargon

Provide incorrect information or lies

State your salary requirements (these will be negotiated later)

Don't include reference names or the words ‘References available upon request’

Avoid using ‘I’ ‘my’ ‘me’ – do not write in the first person

Write long paragraphs of writing

Resume Examples

Resume Worksheet

THE RESUME

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INTERVIEW DO'S AND DON'TS

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DO

Be honest and use your own words – you are the expert on yourself!

Use Arial or Times New Roman as a font – clear and crisp

Choose between 10-12pt font size

Insert page numbers

Keep it short and concise, between 1 – 2 pages maximum

Use short, bulleted statements to make the resume easy to read

Align text to the left

Write in the past tense and be consistent – ensure you use the same style

Use strong action words

Spell check your resume

Review it with a couple of people to gain their feedback on grammar, layout, etc.

Print on white, good quality paper (avoid using colored paper)

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DON'T

Use the word ‘Resume’ as a title

Include personal information (i.e. date of birth, race, gender, marital status, etc)

Give reason(s) for leaving a job

Include pre-age 16 education

Don't use slang or jargon

Provide incorrect information or lies

State your salary requirements (these will be negotiated later)

Don't include reference names or the words ‘References available upon request’

Avoid using ‘I’ ‘my’ ‘me’ – do not write in the first person

Write long paragraphs of writing

Resume Examples

Resume Worksheet