May 12, 2011 | In: business, business communications, business education, Misc., New Business, Resume
Build A Resume, Like You Would A Home
The term build a resume is used for a good reason because it is basically the same idea as building a home or any structure for that matter – you start with an idea, followed by the idea is writing out the design, starting with a small piece, add other help to receive feedback and finally end up with a strong structure.
And that is exactly the same way you would build a resume. You have your first concept where you build your resume, put it on paper as if it was an architectural design and then start to build a resume one detail at a time. You need to put as much time, energy, attention to the details of your resume and focus as you would with a term paper you write before exams.
Heading
When you are building your resume, you always start with a heading. Your name, address, phone number(s) and email address is the first thing the employer should see.
If you are expecting to graduate from college shortly, you will want to keep in mind when you are building your resume that these employers will view your resume once you have graduated. Be sure to include subsequent contact information indicating the dates of each. Your resume heading should be centered, larger and bolder than the body of the resume.
Keep in mind to choose an appropriate email address, something that is professional. If you have a personal website, you could include this in your resume, but if it is not professional, I would not recommend doing so.
Objective
The next steps into building your resume is the objective. The objective is one part of your resume that should change with every job application. Take for example, you would not want to explain your dreams or life’s philosophy, you would want to be quite specific what your career goals are. Rather than stating that you seek a professional position with advanced opportunities you should say you are seeking a reporting position or a staff accounting position – be more specific.
The main ingredients you will want to include in your resume are of course your work history and education. First you want to include your experience in the job you are applying for starting with the most recent. Of course you will not want to list all of your past jobs because for most they have had over 20, just include jobs in the past 10 years.
Now that you built your resume like you would a home, it is time to receive feedback from it. At times friends and family can help you, but I recommend choosing someone with a little more experience in resume building. There is a professional resume service almost everywhere that can help you build that perfect resume and get you a job in no time.
