How to Write a Resume

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Step 1
Provide all your contact details in your resume. How is your future employer to find you if you do not have any of that information?
Include: Telephone number, address, email.

Make sure this is always up to date.

Step 2
Company names with clear dates and absolutely no gaps. If you took some time off, explain what it was, but do not leave any dates missing. It goes against you having gaps in your resume.

Step 3
Keep it short and simple! Maximum 2 pages. Recruiters do not have much time for reading resumes. Keep only the important information and leave the rest for the interview. Put one line job descriptions for work that is over 10 years old.

Step 4
This is the one place where you can include acronyms. The manager reading your resume will know exactly what they mean, and it keeps things easy. Many hiring managers actually scan your resume for these acronyms, so make their jobs easier.

Step 5
Always include hobbies and interests at the bottom of your resume. Employers want to know what else besides work you find interesting. Do you play an instrument? Practice a sport? Are you part of a charity? These will help the employer see you as more dynamic, rather than just another applicant.

Step 6
Include your skills at the bottom of your resume as well. Do you speak any foreign languages? Do you use any specific computer software? How proficient are you in those?