Monday, February 1, 2010

The Secrets Of Writing A Job Grabbing Resume

There is no specific format for writing a good resume, but here are the vital tips necessary to cast a spell on your prospective employer.

Be Readable
Size does matter. When it comes to font size, it matters more. Any resume can be discarded if the font size makes the reader run for a magnifying glass, or if is too big and screaming loud. Font sizes 11- 12 are comfortable to read and not too big to be labeled egotistic.

Achievements Speak For Responsibilities
List out your achievements for a given responsibility, instead of mentioning only the responsibilities. Achievements tell that you are worth the responsibilities handed over to you. Only the responsibilities do not tell whether you achieved your goal or not.

Value The Recruiters Time, Keep It Short
In the age of sms and twitter, people have developed a liking for short and sweet stuff. Mention your best in the beginning and keep the sentences short. This will help the recruiter gain more information about you in lesser time. Let us suppose they spend about a average of 2 minutes per resume. So if you have written in short the number of achievemnts covered up will be more.

Words to Kill - I me mine
To much use of the personal pronouns are guaranteed to kill the opportunity. Write in a style that uses minimum of these.

Get It Reviewed
First of all read it aloud to yourself pretending you are the employer and this is your candidates resume. See what impression do you get. Ask your friends to review it. They  may be able to point out the relevant areas for correction or modification.

These are some universal points. If you own a Google account the sign in to Google docs. There you can find some interesting templates for resume and you can publish it online as well. Another important thing is that Google Docs lets you export it in pdf format for securely attaching it in mails.