1: Just updating and posting a resume on line won’t get you a job (unless you are astonishingly lucky, one in a million?).
2: Resumes are a story of your past. You also need a story about you future don’t forget to write that too.
3: Get your resume honestly reviewed by peers and HR experts. Ask them to be brutally frank. It hurts but it is worth it. Don’t ask family members. They will be too polite! “oh Jimmy that’s lovely, what font is that?” Yikes!
4: Warning! Everyone knows the best way to write a resume. Get advice from professionals and at some point just stop. Enough is enough, it is done. Update the resume as appropriate but do not over-think it.
5: After each line ask yourself the ‘so what‘ question. Does this line demonstrate a skill or achievement that can help a potential employer? If not, fix it – don’t lose your opportunity to impress them and don’t waste their time.
6: Scary but true: you have 6 to 10 seconds to grab the reader’s attention.
7: Make sure there is lots of white space and don’t forget to add numbers
8: This is not a thesis. Keep it crisp and short. 1 or 2 pages maximum
9: The purpose of a resume is to show you are qualified for the job and should provide a few teasers to pique their attention and get them to call you.
10: The first person to read your online resume is a computer. Make sure you have your specific buzzwords in the document for it to find.
Good hunting.
