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Resume Basics
A good resume is the following:
• Focused
. A summation of your professional and academic life.
• Subjective
. There is no perfect resume format and different styles appeal
to different types of employers.
• An advertisement
. The employer is the target and you are the product.
• Brief
. Most entry level resumes should be limited to one page.
Employer Resume Pet Peeves:
• Errors.
Any mistakes could instantly
disqualify you.
• Long Paragraphs.
No one likes to read
long blocks of type and important resume
information should be easy to find.
• Irrelevant Duties.
Potential employers
may not care about your previous job duties. Instead, focus on relevant
skills such as customer service, management, training or software usage.
• Photos
. Companies prefer not to see photos to avoid potential
discrimination issues.
• Poor Organization.
Your resume sections should be ordered from most
to least relevant. Items or positions inside your sections should be in reverse
chronological order (most recent first).
• Messy Font.
Ill-conceived
attempts
to show
personality
with font choices
often lead to
rejection letters.
• “References available upon request.”
It is given that you have
references so this is unnecessary to write. Typically, you would include
a separate page of references anyway to make the process easy for the
employer.
Have your resume reviewed by CACS!
Many employers will spend
less than
10 seconds
reviewing your resume on
an initial screening. Make
sure your best qualities are
easy to find.
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