Writing Your Resume By: Carol Bell
It is as equally as important to have a well formated curriculum vitae as it is to have a well written curriculum vitae. When you submit a curriculum vitae, you need to remember that you are going to be one in a stack of resumes. Employers and potential employers scan the resume, often looking for keywords, before they decide if they want to consider you as a serious candidate for a job. In addition to key words, what stands out the most about your curriculum vitae is its format. Your curriculum vitae will be the first impression prospective employers get of you, so you should take care to get it formatted well.
Rule #1 is not to use a Microsoft word template, these templates are out dated so making you look like you don't care about the layout of your resume. Also, these templates which are formatted correctly within Microsoft Word they do not translate within emails or when uploaded onto search engine job sites. You can search for resumes on the internet using your industry keyword to find the templates that make most sense for the job you are seeking.
It is best to limit your CV to one page of text; nevertheless, if you have extensive experience, it is acceptable to use two pages as long as you only list experiences and skills that are relevant to your career objective. Regardless of whether you are applying for a job in the arts or another creative field, you should not insert images or pictures into your curriculum vitae. If you are looking to show off your creativity, you can do so in a separate portfolio of your work.
The page should have one inch margins, top and bottom, right and left, using left justification only and as a rule, do not center the content of your curriculum vitae with the font and font size, consistent. Your name plus any headlines in your curriculum vitae should be displayed in the same manner and typically, the headlines will be in bold caps. Your name should be bolded with any other headlines written in the same text and style. Avoid formatting any details with an underline because if you use it on an Internet web site, the underline can be interpreted as a link. I can't stress enough that the format and how you write your CV is very important. You don't want to make your fonts too large. You need to consider to not use fonts that are larger than 14 points for your headers, and the remainder of your resume should use smaller fonts than your headers.
Not only is format important, but you need to be consistent as well. Pay attention to detail and keep your spacing and tabbing the same throughout your curriculum vitae. You will find that instead of using the space bar, sometimes, that the tab key will be better, and you will not have to count how many times you hit that space bar. You always have to anticipate that the person you are sending your resume to may have a different version of the software than you and thus may not see the exactly the same curriculum vitae you are sending – it is possible that the margins will reset, paragraphs will shift, bullet points will change shape, etc. This is why you must keep the spacing consistent, as well as attempt to keep the font and the bullet points as basic as possible.
As a last check, have your friends and family review your CV for any errors and their personal opinions or concerns. Bearing in mind that as far as your resume is concerned; great writing and a sleek and easy appearance will get you the job you're seeking, so ensure that the margins are correctly set and that the content is not crowded on the page by printing it out and reviewing it.
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Rule #1 is not to use a Microsoft word template, these templates are out dated so making you look like you don't care about the layout of your resume. Also, these templates which are formatted correctly within Microsoft Word they do not translate within emails or when uploaded onto search engine job sites. You can search for resumes on the internet using your industry keyword to find the templates that make most sense for the job you are seeking.
It is best to limit your CV to one page of text; nevertheless, if you have extensive experience, it is acceptable to use two pages as long as you only list experiences and skills that are relevant to your career objective. Regardless of whether you are applying for a job in the arts or another creative field, you should not insert images or pictures into your curriculum vitae. If you are looking to show off your creativity, you can do so in a separate portfolio of your work.
The page should have one inch margins, top and bottom, right and left, using left justification only and as a rule, do not center the content of your curriculum vitae with the font and font size, consistent. Your name plus any headlines in your curriculum vitae should be displayed in the same manner and typically, the headlines will be in bold caps. Your name should be bolded with any other headlines written in the same text and style. Avoid formatting any details with an underline because if you use it on an Internet web site, the underline can be interpreted as a link. I can't stress enough that the format and how you write your CV is very important. You don't want to make your fonts too large. You need to consider to not use fonts that are larger than 14 points for your headers, and the remainder of your resume should use smaller fonts than your headers.
Not only is format important, but you need to be consistent as well. Pay attention to detail and keep your spacing and tabbing the same throughout your curriculum vitae. You will find that instead of using the space bar, sometimes, that the tab key will be better, and you will not have to count how many times you hit that space bar. You always have to anticipate that the person you are sending your resume to may have a different version of the software than you and thus may not see the exactly the same curriculum vitae you are sending – it is possible that the margins will reset, paragraphs will shift, bullet points will change shape, etc. This is why you must keep the spacing consistent, as well as attempt to keep the font and the bullet points as basic as possible.
As a last check, have your friends and family review your CV for any errors and their personal opinions or concerns. Bearing in mind that as far as your resume is concerned; great writing and a sleek and easy appearance will get you the job you're seeking, so ensure that the margins are correctly set and that the content is not crowded on the page by printing it out and reviewing it.
For More Information Visit Our Website www.bestchoice4jobs.co.uk Or Our Blog www.bestchoice4jobs.co.uk/blog
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