Resume Preparation

Remember your Resume is your selling tool – it is selling YOU. It should be concise and understated rather than exaggerated. Your consultant will add to it if required.

Your resume presentation gives an indication of your logical thinking and your written communication skills. (Are you able to express yourself concisely or are you a waffler?)

Type your resume. Handwritten resumes are ignored. No employer has the time to decipher handwriting.

Make sure you check the spelling errors. Every draft should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammatical errors.

Keep your points concise – avoid long phrases. Use dot points to show your responsibilities under each position in your career history. Dot points are easier for reading and it is easier to see your skill-set. Your resume should include –

Your Personal Details:
Name, address, contact details (home telephone number, work telephone number, mobile number, email address)

Education should include:
Level achieved at Secondary school, name of institution you attended, and date you completed.
Tertiary education (provide name of institution attended, name of course, areas of major study and year attended).
List short courses attended and year attended.
List of computer software and computer skills.

Work Experience should include:
Name of Company, branch and city
Position Held, Date position started and finished (e.g. Sept 08 – June 10)
Under each position list “Roles and Responsibilities” – here use dot points and list the roles in single lines.
Special achievements may be noted under each role if you wish.

Provide a list of referees (at least two) together with telephone numbers. Referees should be people to whom you previously reported.