A Great Resume Will Help Get You That Job

A Great Resume Will Help Get You That Job






Put together a good resume or CV

In this second blog in our series of ten offering tips to help you get your perfect job we look at the importance of a great resume. A crucial aid to you in your job and careers search is that when you send a resume to recruitment agencies or potential employees it is complete, clearly written, free of mistakes and well organized. Basically that you have put the whole resume together well.

When a recruiter, recruitment agency or employer is getting ready to fill job vacancies they understand they're going to see possibly dozens of resumes. Before sending yours out it's vital that you understand this and therefore spend some time putting yours together. It needs to be complete, clearly written, free of mistakes and well organised. Remember to set it out in reverse order with your most recent things at the top. Avoid including too much duplicate information - your IT skills might be relevant to a number of your previous jobs but there's no point in providing  a list of word-processing applications that you're familiar with. It's almost impossible for you to stand out from the crowd by doing that.

In terms of length the norm for a resume is one page and for a CV it is two pages.  Therefore whatever you do it's best to keep it under two pages.  Also, always include a covering letter whenever you submit an application or express an interest in a job.

This is in many ways your first point of contact so again, spend some time with page layout, check the spelling and check formatting. You can't imagine how important it is to get this albeit short letter correct. Don't go overboard on the details of your resume but make sure there's plenty of information concerning the relevant and most recent things that done as relates to the job you are applying for.

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