Top Ten

1. Have your name and contact information on top of the page.

2. The 2^nd thing most employers look at after your name is the dates for each job so label them clearly.

3. Have the place of your employment stick out and follow it up with your job title.

4. Don’t use run-on sentences, be concise and to the point. Use bullets when able.

5. Have at least three bullets/comments for each job. (Don’t mix up past, future, & present tenses).

6. Alter your resume for the position applied for. Major changes aren’t needed.

7. An objective/goal/summary section at the top of the page is a waste of space.

8. Widen the margins (Top & Bottom). Use only one page; you don’t have to list jobs from when you were 16 unless you’re 18. For more experienced professionals additional pages are necessary.

9. Don’t abbreviate, write out everything including the states. (Massachusetts looks better the MA). Write down all your skills. Don’t say Microsoft Office; say Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc…

10. Mention all of your education and activities/clubs/interest. If you’re applying for a job with the New York Yankees say you’re a baseball fan.