{"id":941,"date":"2017-07-31T20:29:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T00:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evecaribbean.com\/?p=941"},"modified":"2024-10-22T18:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:48:05","slug":"resume-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/askeve\/resume-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing it Right: Building an Appropriate R\u00e9sum\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

An attractive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 captures a prospective employer\u2019s attention and is the key to getting that foot in the door before you get through<\/em> the door to the interview. Not too wordy but just expressive enough, not too showy but just mildly complimentary, the mighty r\u00e9sum\u00e9 can make or break your chance to get that call.<\/p>\n

According to Candidate Manager at Eve Anderson Recruitment Limited, Christina Bahadoor-Hosein, many candidates that they come across \u201cdo not effectively present themselves on paper.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an employer, I wouldn\u2019t feel obligated to meet with them,\u201d Bahadoor-Hosein says of the quality of some of the r\u00e9sum\u00e9s she comes across on a fairly regular basis. \u201cBut,\u201d she explained, \u201cWhen you meet with them face-to-face, [many of them] are exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s lovely that you interview well, not having your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in order can be terribly detrimental to your chances, as that\u2019s all there is at that primary stage.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips on touching up that r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of yours so that it reads well and gets you a step or two closer to that coveted interview:<\/p>\n

Spelling Well<\/strong><\/h4>\n

According to author Mark Twain, \u201cAnyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.\u201d And while imagination just might get you the position, there are no points for creativity where \u201calternative\u201d spelling is concerned. It\u2019s fine that using words mightn\u2019t be everyone\u2019s strong suit, but that doesn\u2019t detract from how unprofessional it looks to present a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with incorrect spelling. If you have any doubts, consult a colleague or friend, or even a professional writing service. Make full use of the spell check features on your device; be sure to adjust the language settings to your region, once it\u2019s adjusted to detect some standard<\/em> form of your language.<\/p>\n

Get in Formation<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Being consistent in your formatting can be just as important as the content in your r\u00e9sum\u00e9. According to Amanda Augustine, head of consultancy, Amanda Augustine LLC, select a format that will allow your employer to scan with ease.<\/p>\n

E-melee<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Think of yourself as an employer, scouting persons who know how to conduct themselves at the workplace. Nothing communicates the exact opposite of that like seeing hot_stuff1985@example.com or jimbody69@example.com at the head of the page. Everyone welcomes vibrant personalities at the office, but this is one way that your individuality won\u2019t work in your favour.<\/p>\n

Text overload<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Imagine having to go through a pile of r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, squinting as you come across candidates\u2019 eager attempts to stuff as much as they possibly could onto the page. That\u2019s the ordeal that you put employers through when you jumble your words with improper spacing in an effort to get it all in there. J.T. O\u2019Donnell, author of Careeralism: The Smart Approach to a Satisfying Career<\/em> advises that as much white space as possible can be easier on the eyes.<\/p>\n

It helps to use a telegraphic writing style<\/a>, which champions directness and brevity. Omitting unnecessary uses of \u201ca\u201d and \u201can\u201d are some of the characteristics of this style, which can save you some much-needed page space.<\/p>\n

Me, Myself and I<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tina Nicolai, founder of R\u00e9sum\u00e9 Writers Ink dissuades candidates from writing their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s in the first or third person. It\u2019s perfectly understood that you\u2019ve written about yourself, given that it\u2019s your<\/em> r\u00e9sum\u00e9, after all.<\/p>\n

Much Ado About Nothing<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Telling a prospective employer whom you haven\u2019t yet met that you\u2019re a \u201cgo-getter\u201d, a \u201cteam player\u201d or the \u201cgo-to person\u201d for something or other is just as helpful as if you\u2019d told them that you were a superhero or a human being. According to a 2013 CareerBuilder survey of over 2,000 employers, these expressions can be a somewhat of a turnoff. Instead, words such as \u201cachieved\u201d, \u201cresolved\u201d, \u201ccreated\u201d, \u201cimproved\u201d, \u201cinfluenced\u201d and \u201cvolunteered\u201d were found on the list of preferred words, as they tend to communicate character through action as opposed to static, self-complimentary attributes.<\/p>\n

Way Back When<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Christina Bahadoor-Hosein advises against using any previous experience that \u201cdoes not add value to where you are currently or where you want to take yourself.\u201d No employer wants to see what you were doing fifteen, or in some cases, even ten years ago. The exception to this would be if there are competencies in these positions that could serve you well in the here and now. According to Forbes contributing writer and head of the Human Workforce Movement, Liz Ryan, the question, \u201cHow far back should my r\u00e9sum\u00e9 go?\u201d should be answered, “As far back as the two-page limit will allow.”<\/p>\n

Remembering that the majority of employers take no more than two minutes to look over your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, you\u2019ll see the importance of formatting that\u2019s easy on the eyes, brevity, humility and good spelling.<\/p>\n

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An attractive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 captures a prospective employer\u2019s attention and is the key to getting that foot in the door before you get through the door to the interview. Not too wordy but just expressive enough, not too showy but just mildly complimentary, the mighty r\u00e9sum\u00e9 can make or break your chance to get that call. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-askeve"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evecaribbean.com\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}