Need to build a RESUME?
Do this…..
Full name, Location, Email, Cell and LinkedIn URL
3 job titles you are qualified to fulfil separated by vertical dividers.
PAGE 1:
1. Professional Summary:
What you are professionally + Who
you are in terms of personal
attributes.
Max. 4/5 lines.
2. Core Competencies and Achievements:
Bullet point hard or transferable
skill and evidence with a major
achievement ($, % etc are great here).
Max. 6 bullets.
Max. 2 lines per bullet.
PAGE 2:
3. Professional Experience:
Descending chronological order.
Company name, Location, Job Title, Dates.
4/5 lines of responsibility description
and other achievements not mentioned in section #2.
Subsection: Earlier Work Experience
for the 40 years+ cohort: no detail or
dates except company, location, job
title.
4. Education/Certifications.
In descending order of importance.
No dates for 40 years+ cohort.
5. Awards/Volunteer Work/ Publications, if applicable.
No photos, graphics, tables etc for online ATS.
Recent grads: your order is 1,2,4,3. Your resume is your passport to your next job. Make sure it hasn’t expired! Anything to add, please?