HerSpeak's Quick and Dirty Crash Course on Resume Construction!
1: Make your resume fit on one page
2: Start with ALL of your contact information.
3: Start with your most recent experience and work backwards.
3: Only include pertinent information--you have one page to make an impression.
4: Tailor your information for each resume you write.
5: Provide references right away. Include them on a separate page.
6: Personalize it! What do you look like on paper?
7: Don’t use silly font. You are not a lemonade stand--Don’t do it!
8: Include a list of your skill sets.
9: Include an objective statement.
10: If you can, deliver your resume in person.
11: Have more than one resume. That way when opportunity knocks you can whip out the appropriate resume like a ninja and get it out! Time is of the essence.
12: Constantly Revise your resume.
What tips do you have to share?
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