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Writing & Formatting Your RESUME
The Resume Toolkit
Writing & Formatting Your RESUME
Writing & Formatting Your RESUME
- Make a clear statement: Make a statement about yourself. Decide ahead of time what you want your RESUME to say about you and infuse that into your Résumé’s content.
- Be descriptive: Don’t make blank statements. List the who, what, when and where of your experiences and information.
- Strip out the fluff: Consider what is relevant information and what is not.
- KISS - Keep it simple stupid: Keep your resume simple, yet sharp so it catches your perspective employers attention. Avoid busy fonts, logos and formatting, they may be distracting and unprofessional.
- Make it easy to read: It is extremely important that your RESUME is easy to read. Make sure you choose a large enough font size so your reader isn’t squinting. Use proper spacing and bullets where acceptable.
- Break up large blocks of text: Add specific headings for things that will be of interest to your target audiences.
- Don’t take too long: Be concise and to the point.
- Follow conventional writing rules: Not everyone who writes a RESUME is a writer, but that is no excuse for sloppy work. Make sure that you follow all writing rules and that you are grammatically correct. Don’t forget the periods at the end of your sentences; this is a common RESUME mistake.
- Sound interesting & proactive: Use plenty of action verbs, so that you sound proactive.
- Use present tense when referring to current employment: If you are still employed at your current job make sure you use the present tense when describing your tasks and responsibilities.


