How to write a resume

General Education
#1

These are few simple steps for you to check while writing a resume :slight_smile:

  1. Make your resume a quality document
  2. Write a skill-based resume
  3. Pitch your resume to meet your prospective employer’s needs
  4. Keep your resume short, relevant and specific
  5. Write your resume in plain language
  6. Write a hard-selling summary or profile
  7. Highlight your most relevant experience
  8. Write about your results
  9. Write a strong cover letter for your resume
#2

Things to avoid at all costs when writing a resume, be it for a part time or full time job :
typos. Having typos shows that you lack attention for detail.
Grammatical errors. These errors highlight your incompetency in language and consequently communication.
Lack of specifics. Do not generalize because employers need to know exactly what your skills are.

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#3

Here are some well-written posts on how to ace your resume or CV. By the way, I think there is difference between resume and CV. From my understanding, resume is usually for fresh graduates to land their first job whereas CV is for experienced workers who want to look for another job.

How to Boost Your Résumé Or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Filling Up Your Resume

#4

Besides, one should research the organization and make sure you understand their mission and share a same vision woth them…I mean indirectly incorporate your personal characteristics and values into the resume. One should also focus on the strengths and turn in any problems or weaknesses into a success story, instead of admitting you are a bad students for sure.

#5

Wow, your post caught and opened my eyes. Fully. :no_mouth:

Thank you for reminding regarding this when writing a resume. Reading your input had made it easy for me to understand the importance of how a tiny mistake would cause the failure to be hired in an employer. The way how you put it, short yet informational, is very good too.