Quick
Q
Tip
ps: Mak
ke Your Resum
me POP
BASIC TIPS:
• Your resume should
d be neat, orderly,
o
and professio
onal. Pay particular
p
attention to
o grammar and spellin
ng. An emp
ployer will assume a sloppy resume
eflects an inattentive
i
applicant.
re
y
accom
mplishmentts. Include relevant work
w
experrience like
• Highlight your
summer job
bs, internsh
hips, and externships
e
s. Add campus activitties and
co
ommunity service pro
ojects as well
w as club
b and stude
ent organiz
zation
m
membership
ps.
ur skills and
d work exp
perience to
o the speciffic job desc
cription.
• Match you
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Remember
you are se
elling yours
self as the best person for the jo
ob. Show the
t
employer what
w
you ca
an bring to his or her company. Be specific
c.
W
concise sentenc
ces with ac
ction verbs
s. Use verb
bs like:
• Be clear. Write
directed, managed, su
upervised, budgeted, establishe
ed, or improved. Strong
y
resum
me added punch.
p
verbs give your
y
resum
me with you
ur most relevant skillls and expe
erience at the
• Organize your
to
op. List yo
our work hiistory in re
everse chro
onological order.
o
bel each se
ection. Use
e bullets forr each senttence, and keep yourr
• Clearly lab
se
entences short.
s
ndard font in a size th
hat is easy
y to read (like Times, Times New
w
• Use a stan
R
Roman
or Palatine
P
for example).. Be consis
stent with your
y
headin
ngs and
subheadings.
areer cente
er and have
e a counsellor review your resum
me
• Revise. Visit your ca
and help yo
ou make it better.
ut using “I, me or my.”
• Write your resume in the first--person voiice, withou
For example
e: Organize
ed informa
ation for dirrect mass mailing.
m
uate resum
mes are abo
out a page in length. But,
• Most student and recent gradu
iff you have enough relevant exp
perience to for a second page, then do so.
gn should include a balance
b
bettween whitte space an
nd
• A good resume desig
te
ext. The bo
orders shou
uld be even
n. Don’t us
se graphics
s or fancy fonts.
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• Print yourr resume on standard
d-size, heav
vy resume paper in a traditiona
al
co
olor (white
e or ivory). Do not us
se bright co
olored pape
er.
clude a cov
ver letter with
w
your re
esume. Address it to an actual
• Always inc
person, not a generic “Dear Sir or
o Madam.” The lette
er should grab the
a
outline
e why you are
a a top candidate
c
for the
employer’s attention and
position.
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