A well received Resume will lead to an interview. Resumes are an organized method of selling your skills in a short and concise manner. All of the applicant’s achievements, education, experiences and skills are stated. Most employers will skim through the information so the Resume needs to highlight the best of the applicant in a positive light in an easy to read layout.
Although one may believe that the more elegant the Resume is the better it will be received, but this is not the case. Many times the fancier the Resume is, the harder the layout is to read because visually there is a lot going on. You also take away from the points that you highlighted in your Resume by adding a fancy style to your Resume.
Organization is key in writing your Resume. Here are some starting questions:
Read over your Resume once you’ve finished it and see if you have achieved the following:
Resumes normally pass through two sets of interview rounds. This is important to keep in mind. The first round goes to the Administration or Human Resources Department and if the Resume is stimulating, it will continue on it way to the line manager of the department to which you are interested in applying. The Administration/HR reviewer is on the lookout for basic information like the minimum qualifications, skill sets and experience necessary for the position. The line manager bypasses these basic requirements and skips to reviewing past work experience, education, additional skills that may be useful to the company at a later time and other small yet crucial details that may set you apart from the rest. In both rounds, it is imperative that the Resume is clean and concise as any clutter will surely put your Resume in the “not interested” pile.
A Resume must stand out from the rest in order to get noticed. The first read through of the Resume ensures that only applicants who best fit the needs of the company and the position will continue on in the hiring process journey. If interest is lost while reading the Resume, it will be put aside. This means good organisation, interesting content and a clean format is absolutely necessary. Here are some tips:
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