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Resume Building- what are the key factor to a perfect resume?

Resume

Resume is a summary of your career, whether yours is just getting started or has been going on for years. Coming in at around one page in length, it showcases the jobs you have held and currently hold, the responsibilities you’ve taken on, the skills you’ve developed, and the qualities you bring to the table as an employee.

For all the work you may put into writing one, hiring managers actually spend very short time mere seconds in many cases looking at your resume. But despite this sad fact, it’s safe to say that creating a great resume (rather than hastily throwing one together) still matters.

How Do You Write a Resume?

1. before you write a resume, understand how to prepare a resume.

There are a couple of things you need to do before you start writing a resume. Remember: Each resume you write should be tailored to the job you are applying for, it isn’t a one-size-fits-all document. Here are some tips that will make resume writing in simple

To write a professional resume, you need to be prepared. First, make a list of:

• Major accomplishments from previous jobs.
• Skills: soft, hard and technical.
• Details about past employers date of hire, location, job title and responsibilities.
• Qualifications such as a college degree, certifications and licenses.
• All of this information will be used when you write your resume having it noted beforehand will save you a ton of time later and will not disrupt the creative writing process.

2. Understand the key sections of a resume.                                       

Firstly understand the key sections for every resume. They each serve a different purpose and based on your experience, might be placed in different areas of your document. They are Contact information such as your name, Date of birth, professional email address, phone number, and the city where you live.

3. Resume summary or resume objective?

 Resume summary

A resume summary, also known as a summary statement or professional summary, is a two-to-three-sentence summary of your career and past achievements. It’s ideal for candidates with relevant work experience. To write a good resume summary, feature your top skills and qualifications, use keywords and phrases found in the job description, and avoid using personal pronouns (I, me or my).

4. Capture your work experience.

Organizing and writing about your work experience may sound like a daunting task, but just follow these pointers, and you’ll learn how to make a resume work history section in no time.

How to list work experience in a resume

Your work experience should be written in reverse-chronological order that meaning your current or most recent job is at the top of the list. Such as:

• Your title
• Company name
• Company location (city/state)
• Dates of employment (month/year)
• Three-to-five bullet points with your top work achievements and duties 

5. Highlight your top skills

The summary statement and work history, your job skills section should be tailored to the job. When writing a resume, goal to include six to eight relevant hard and soft skills and in some cases, a summary of qualifications.

Difference between hard skills and soft skills

Hard skill (professional skill) is an ability acquired through practice, education and repetition that is job-specific. The ability to operate heavy machinery, knowing how to use specific software and speaking another language counts as a hard skill.

Soft skill is an intangible ability and personal trait that is not tied to a single job and generally helps you thrive in the workplace including being well-organized or a team player.

6. Write your education, certifications, licenses and honors sections.

Do not treat the education, certifications and honors sections of your resume as an afterthought. While these sections may seem easiest when learning how to write resumes, they are essential and require just as much of your attention.

Education

Write your academic credentials with the latest at the top. If you have approximate ten years of work experience, it’s unnecessary to include the year you graduated. If you lack professional experience and work in a field that places great importance on academia, your education section should highlight your trajectory and accomplishments correctly.

Here are the basics on how to write a resume education section:

• The name of your university, community college or school: Don’t include high school unless you’re a high school student or didn’t go to university.
• Location of the school: Write the city and state.
• Date of graduation: Include the month and year. If you still haven’t graduated, then write the expected graduation date.
• Degree(s): List the type of degree you got and the program — for example, Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Bachelor of Arts in English.
• Optional:
• GPA: Only include your GPA if you just graduated university, the number is higher than 3.5, and it’s vital to the job you’re applying for. Otherwise, it’s not necessary.
• Relevant coursework: If you have recently graduated and don’t have work experience, you can write relevant coursework you took in a bulleted list to show that you possess the knowledge needed to work.

7. References

You have also mention reference such as Teacher/Professor, Work supervisor (current/past). Character reference (Pastor, Headmaster, youth group leader or someone who knows you well) Include the name, relationship to you, organization, contact phone numbers.

8. Other Considerations

Limit your resume to one and maximum two pages. Don’t include birth date, health status or social security number. Be honest but avoid writing anything negative in your resume. Make your resume error free. Have someone proof read it for you. Use a simple, easy to read font style, 10 to 14 point. Use high quality paper.