Resume Tips That Will Help You Get Hired (Part 1)

1. Create a professional email Out of all of the resume building tips listed, this may seem too obvious. ✸✸✸✸✸✸
address.
Choose a professional email provider like Gmail or Outlook. Use your name.
Right:
john.smith@gmail.com
Wrong:
johnlikesgrapes@hotmail.com
2. Update your contact After you change your email address, make sure the rest of your contact ✸✸✸✸✸
information. information on your resume is up to date.

You don’t want to miss an interview because you put the wrong phone number
on your resume.

Do not put information about religion, race, or gender on resume.

3. Set your font size to 10-12 While choosing a font is important, making sure that it is the right size is ✸✸✸✸✸
points. paramount.

Keep your resume font size between 10-12 points so that a hiring manager can
easily read it without squinting.
4. Use reverse-chronological order. That means: start from your most recent job and work your way back. For ✸✸✸✸✸
your experience section, put your current job first.

For your education section, put your highest degree first.

5. Align your content to the left to The first thing a hiring manager is going to do is skim your resume for ✸✸✸✸
make it skimmable. relevant keywords from the job description.
Aligning your text to the left makes this easier for them to do.
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6. Make strategic use of bold, caps, Be consistent with your choices. If you’ve made one of your subheadings bold - ✸ ✸ ✸ ✸
and italics. make them all bold. Try not to overuse anything. The point is to make important
information easier to find.

7. Choose an attractive and ✸✸✸

readable font.

8. Give your sections simple Regardless of what layout you choose, make sure your resume sections are ✸✸
subheadings. visible and easy to find. You can do that by giving them simple subheadings.
For example:
Right
• Resume Summary
• Experience
• Education
• Skills
Wrong
• About Me
• Accreditations
• Professional Background and Work History
9. Include URLs to social media If you have a professional website or blog, include the URL in your contact ✸✸
profiles, personal websites, and section. Add any relevant social media handles as well (include your
your blog. LinkedIn).

Take an extra couple of minutes to make sure that your URLs are live and to
hyperlink them in the text so they are accessible.
10. Consider putting your Once you’ve chosen a format, it’s a good idea to make a quick decision about ✸✸
education section first. the layout.

How do you build a strong resume?

After your contact information, start your resume with either a resume
summary or a resume objective. More on that later.

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11. Read the job description and
then read it again.
12. Make sure you’ve created
margins.
13. Balance your text and white
space.
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But what should come next? Your education or your experience section?
If you’re a professional with tons of experience, your experience should
come first.
But let’s say you’re a student and your educational background is your
strongest selling point. In that case, consider putting your education section
first.
Okay, reading the job description may sound like one of the most obvious ✸✸✸✸✸
resume-building tips ever.
In fact, most people spend 1-2 minute reading a job description. And that’s why
hiring managers find that 50% of applicants are unqualified for the job.
You’ve got to make sure you have the skills necessary for the job in the first
place.
Reading a job description is as close as you’re going to get to reading the
recruiter’s mind.
Margins are important. That’s because resumes with text crammed edge to ✸✸✸✸✸
edge look messy and unprofessional.
Do you know where messy resumes go? You know.
If you do need a little more space, it’s okay to drop your bottom and top
margins to 0.5” and your side margins to 0.75”. Anymore and you’re resume
will suffer.
All best-looking resumes need to be skimmable and clean. Balancing your text ✸✸✸✸✸
and white space is the same thing as adding margins. It makes your resume
aesthetically pleasing and easy to read.
Do not sacrifice white space in the name of fitting everything onto one page.
There are other ways.
14. Consider adding a coursework
description.
15. Name your files properly.
16. Match your cover letter to your
resume.
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This is one of the best resume tips for students. If you’re learning how to make ✸✸✸✸✸
a student resume, adding a coursework description is a good start.
Your education section is still your strongest asset. Listing or describing
courses can show recruiters that you have skills related to the job.
Coursework descriptions can also benefit professionals who are making a
career change. It shows that you’ve got relevant knowledge that goes beyond
your past work experience.
This is a *pro* piece of resume advice: it is important to name your resume ✸✸✸✸✸
files properly.
Right:
John_Smith_Resume
Wrong:
Resume
Your resume could end up in an inbox with hundreds of other resumes.
And if they’re all named “resume,” then the chance of your resume standing out
is slim to none.
The two best cover letter tips are: ✸✸✸✸✸
• Write a cover letter.
• Match the content of your cover letter to your resume.
Yes, you still need to write cover letters. And yes, they need to match your
resume so that you’re telling the hiring manager one cohesive story.
If there was something you feel needs an explanation, write about it in your
cover letter.
17. Draw attention to your
promotions.
18. Cut the fluff in your experience
section.
19. Insert action verbs wherever
possible.
20. Consider saving a copy of your
resume as a PDF.
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Make sure you’ve mentioned any promotions you’ve received. ✸✸✸✸✸
You don’t have to list the name of the company more than once in the case of
internal promotions.
Write the name of the company once. Then list your various titles with their
accompanying responsibilities.
Company ABC
Marketing Manager
• Responsibilities.
Marketing Assistant
• Responsibilities.
Is your resume a bit longer than the ideal length for resumes (3 to 4 pages)? ✸✸✸
Then an easy way to cut fluff is to start by deleting bullet points in your
experience section.
Take a quick glance at your resume. ✸✸✸
How many times have you used the phrase “responsible for?”
A million? It’s not uncommon.
Remember: Try to avoid weak verbs like “managed” or “communicated.”
Saving your resume as a PDF is one of those resume tips that might not work ✸✸
for everyone.
The benefit of saving your resume as a PDF is that the formatting will not
change when it’s opened.