Resume Tips: Write a Perfect Resume & Get that Job!

June 10, 2009 by admin  
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To aid yourself in your quest for a perfect resume, please refer to these four resume writing tips.

-Change it up a little bit by using “Small Caps” instead of using that boring BLOCK style throughout your entire resume. A good place for the small caps is your name, company names, and/or job titles. It looks professional and it also simply looks “fancier” and more appealing to the eye.

-In addition to using small caps, change up your font style a little bit, too. It is recommended that you use two font styles – nothing more and nothing less. Keep it at two. If you have anymore than two font styles, the reader may get dizzy and annoyed. Preferable font styles to pick from are Times New Roman, Arial, Arial Narrow, Arial Bold, Century Gothic, and Book Antiqua.

-Don’t use colors! It is extremely unprofessional to use bright colors in your resume. You should stick to two colors . . . black and white! The only possible exception to using colors is if you are applying for an art-related position. Otherwise, keep it simple.

-Fill your pages. If you have a one-page resume, then fill it up. If you have a two-page resume, then fill it up! Nothing looks weaker than a resume that is 1 ½ pages. If your resume is 1¼ or 1½ pages, then make necessary cuts to cut it down to a page . . .

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