Check and recheck the spelling in your resume

+ Give a good indication of your written communication skills and attention to detail.

+  Avoid using & and other informal symbols or terms.

Include your contact details in your resume    

+ Make sure your contact details are on the main resume or in the header/footer and not just in the application email or cover letter. This way you will be easily traced when resumes are searched.

Provide a SKILLS MATRIX (technology, versions, time used and a rating) in your resume

+ Ideally on the first or second page.

+ Recruiters, HR Managers and employers are short of time and may not be technical themselves.

+  Make it clear you are right for the role and you will get an interview much faster.

Keep resumes to 4-6 pages    

+  If you have gained substantial experience in the industry you probably do not need to include irrelevant, part time student or vacation employment.

+ Provide details of recent and relevant projects, what you did 15 years ago may not be of interest to employers if your skills have evolved.

Provide your resume in MS WORD format    

+ Without any fancy formatting, graphics, tables or excessive tabs.

+ What may look great to you may be a nightmare when put on our letterhead or sent through an employers system.

+ If you must provide a PDF (i.e. for design roles) also include a Word version or another PDF without contact details that we could present to our clients

Apply to roles you are suitable for    

+ If you are interested in a type of role but not suited to a specific vacancy you see advertised, register your resume for general vacancies in that area, this way we can see that you are not being unrealistic or wasting time.

Graduates need to register for entry level roles    

+ Give an indication of what you want to do with your career, transcripts and details of relevant projects, your responsibilities and technologies used.

+ Stand out.

Photos are not necessary on resumes    

+ Unless you are unable to meet your recruiter face to face.

+ Keep them current and professional.