Personal information
Include your name and contact information as well as other details, such as your LinkedIn profile.
Content
Summary of qualifications:
- Level of education and years of experience
- Job-related skills and abilities
- Organizations
- Field of specialization
- Technical skills
- Written and spoken languages
- Education
- Work experience
- Volunteer experience
- Awards
You can add sections to highlight your volunteer or community involvement, awards and achievements, extracurricular activities, areas of interest, etc.
Format
A resum茅 should be no longer than two pages, so be sure to follow these principles:
- Clarity: Information is well organized, logical and readable
- Conciseness: There is no repetition or redundancy
- Completeness: All relevant information is presented
- Consistency: Style and form are consistent
- Up to date: The information is accurate and reflects your current situation
Tips
- Repeat your name and contact information in the second page header.
- Use boldface for your name and phone number, as well as section headings and degrees, positions or job titles.
- Reduce the left and right margins.
- Align all dates to the right.
- Be consistent in your alignment, spacing, font selection, punctuation and bullets.
- Correct all spelling and grammatical errors.