| 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.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 August 2008 )
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