Tips for Creating a Concise Resume

areyouaskingyourselfanyofthesequestions:

howlongshouldmyresumebe?

howcanifitallmyexperienceononepage?

whatcanieliminate,andwhatshouldbehighlighted?

ifyouare,yourenotalone.asmillionsofworkersupdatetheirresumes,oneofthetopconcernsislength.notlongago,jobseekersfollowedtheresumegoldenrule:noresumeshouldexceedonepage.however,todaysjobseekersarefindingthatrulenolongerapplies.

inthistimeofmassconfusion,thesolutionissimple:usecommonsense.ifyouarejustgraduating,havefewerthanfiveyearsofworkexperienceorarecontemplatingacompletecareerchange,aone-pageresumewillprobablysuffice.sometechnicalandexecutivecandidatesrequiremultiple-pageresumes.ifyouhavemorethanfiveyearsofexperienceandatrackrecordofaccomplishments,youwillneedatleasttwopagestotellyourstory.

yourresumeisnotanautobiography

dontconfusetellingyourstorywithcreatingyourautobiography.employersareinundatedwithresumesubmissionsandarefacedwithweedingoutthegoodfromthebad.thefirststepinvolvesquicklyskimmingthroughresumesandeliminatingcandidateswhoclearlyarenotqualified.therefore,yourresumeneedstopasstheskimtest.dustoffyourresumeandaskyourself:

canahiringmanagerseemymaincredentialswithin10to15seconds?

doescriticalinformationjumpoffthepage?

doieffectivelysellmyselfonthetopquarterofthefirstpage?

thesalespitch

becauseresumesarequicklyskimmedduringthefirstpass,itiscrucialyourresumegetsrighttoworksellingyourcredentials.yourkeysellingpointsneedtobeprominentlydisplayedatthetopofthefirstpage.ifanmbadegreeisimportantinyourcareerfield,youreducationshouldntbeburiedattheendofafour-pageresume.

aneffectivewaytoshowcaseyourkeyqualificationsistoincludeacareersummarystatementatthetopofthefirstpage.onyourresume,usetheobjectivesectiontorelayyourtopqualifications.theremainderoftheresumeshouldbackupthestatementsmadeinyoursummary.

useaneditorseye

manyworkersareproudoftheircareersandfeeltheinformationonaresumeshouldreflectalltheyveaccomplished.however,theresumeshouldntcontaineverydetail.itshouldonlyincludetheinformationthatwillhelpyoulandaninterview.

sobebrutal.ifyourcollegedaysarefarbehindyou,doesitreallymatterthatyoupledgedafraternityordeliveredpizza?theeditingstepwillbedifficultifyouareholdingontoyourpastforemotionalreasons.ifthisisthecase,showyourresumetoacolleagueorprofessionalresumewriterforanobjectiveopinion.

eighttipstokeepyourresumeconcise

1.avoidrepeatinginformation.

didyouperformthesameorsimilarjobtasksformorethanoneemployer?insteadofrepeatingjobduties,focusonyouraccomplishmentsineachposition.

2.eliminateoldexperience.

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