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Components of a professional resume
1. Contact information:
Make it easy to contact you either by phone, mail or e-mail. Don't make
the recruiter track you down. Note: make sure your voicemail message is
professional. You don’t want a recruiter to get the wrong impression from
a silly message on the recording.
Do not include personal information, such as marital status, here or anywhere
else on your resume.
2. Objective/Title:
Some experts believe that including an objective may limit your chances
of obtaining an interview; if your objective doesn't match the recruiter's
needs at the time, you may miss out on a golden opportunity.
On the flip side, a career objective is useful in communicating that you
are proactively managing your career. You know what you want, why not say
it?
We suggest taking a broad approach: Instead of writing a sentence like "Seeking
a career opportunity as a Marketing Executive…," try a simple title after
your contact info, simply "Marketing Executive."
3. Summary statement:
First, include your title and years of experience. Second, list special
skills. Third, talk about your character traits or work style. Remember
that this is a summary; it should only be 2-3 sentences long.
Example:
"Financial Accountant with over 10 years' experience with two
Fortune 500 companies. Technical skills include P & L, budgeting, forecasting
and variance reporting. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Self-starter
who approaches every project in a detailed, analytical manner."
4. Professional experience:
List each position held in reverse chronological order, going back
at least ten years. If you held multiple positions within the same company,
be sure to list all of them - you want the recruiter to see how you've progressed.
Concentrate on the description of the position - that's the meat & potatoes.
The body of the position description has two parts:
- A description of your responsibilities and
- Your accomplishments
- Increased revenues
- Saved money
- Increased efficiencies
- Cut overhead
- Increased sales
- Improved workplace safety
- Purchasing accomplishments
- New products/new lines
- Improved record keeping process
- Increased productivity
- Successful advertising campaign
- Effective budgeting
Approach these items from the viewpoint of the recruiter or employer: How will these skills benefit the company?
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