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GethiredwithagreatresumeYourresumeisthefirststeptowardsaninterview.Buthowdoyoumakeyourresumestandoutinapileofhundreds?Nostress,we’vegotthetipstohelp.StartwithasummaryGrabtherecruiter’sattentionwithashortsummarythathighlightsyourbestskillsandachievements.Iftherecruiterlikeswhattheyreadinthefirstfewsentencesthey’llwanttoreadon.ShowoffyourskillsYouneedtoshowhowyoureducationandpreviousexperiencehasgivenyoutheskillstofulfiltherolerequirements.Includeanyadditionaltrainingyou’vedoneandlistinreversechronologicalorderyouremploymenthistoryusingstartandenddates.AddressthekeyselectioncriteriaJustlikeyoutailoryourcoverletterforaspecificjob,youneedtotailoryourresume.Usethekeyselectioncriterialistedinthejobadvertandlinkthedutiesandresponsibilitiesofyourpastexperiencetoit.LeavethepersonalstuffoutWhileyourhobbiesandinterestsshowyou’reawell-roundedperson,theytakeupvaluableresumespaceanddon’tproveyourabilitytodothejob.Youcanalsoleaveoffdetailslikeyourdateofbirth,gender,relationshipstatus–noneoftheseaffectyourabilitytodothejob.WatchthelengthRecruiterswon’treadpagesandpagesofresumeandinfactitwillreflectpoorlyonyou.Keepyourresumetooneortwopagesdependingonyouremploymenthistory.Don’tforgetyoucangointomoredetailintheinterview.Don’tbeaclichéDeleteallofthosepredictablewordslike‘innovative’and‘motivated’–theyhaveallbeensaidtoomanytimesbefore.Insteadstandoutbyillustratingyourstrengthsusingexamplesnotbuzzwordvocabulary.ProofreadDon’tjustrelyonthesoftwarespellchecktopickupmistakes,takethetimetoproofreadyourresumeandthenproofitagain.Justonemistakecanputyouintotherejectionpile–don’tletthatbebecauseofatypo.PresentationYoumaythinkadifferentlayoutorquirkyformatwillmakeyourresumestandout–itcould,butforthewrongreason.Youwanttokeeptheformatsimplesotherecruitercaneasilynavigatethroughtheinformationandquicklyidentifythecriteriatheyarelookingfor.CoverletterThereisonlyonerulehere–alwayswriteacoverletterunlessthejobadvertspecificallysaysyoudon’thaveto.Thinkofyourcoverletterasourelevatorpitch–youhaven’tgotlongsogettothepointandaddresstheselectioncriteriausingthekeywordsfromthejobadvertaspossible.BecontactableSoyou’veimpressedtherecruiterwithyourcoverletterandresume,nowtheywanttocallyousomakesureit’seasyforthemtodoso.Listyourcontactdetailsclearly;phonenumberandemailaddress.Nowisalsothetimetogetanewemailaddressifyourcurrentoneisthesameoneyou’vehadsinceschool.Getaprofessionalemailaddressthatusesyourname.