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No Matter What Your Profession Is, Keeping Your Resume Simple and Easy To Read ALWAYS Pays OFF
Bright colored backgrounds, cute fonts, animated gifs, there are many ways that you can glitz up your resume in an attempt to catch that recruiter's attention. Innumerable online resume templates and writing services try different tactics to make your resume just that little bit more visually interesting.
Anything to separate you from the others, right? Any step ahead in noticeability puts you that much closer to being 'discovered' and getting that new job, right??
WRONG.
This mistaken belief relies upon a devastatingly incorrect premise. That glam, or at the very least a varied format, will make you stand out in the eyes of a recruiter.
It will...but not in the way yo...more
Paula MacMillan April 09, 2010
This is excellent advice! As someone who recently reviewed resume's as our office was expanding and we had two new positions available, I found I was really 'turned off' when people used colored paper or too many different types of fonts. It was confusing and annoying! I suggest applying David's rules - they will definitely increase your chances of getting called for an interview. Good luck!
Sarah Meyers-Goldman February 03, 2010
Thank god! FINALLY someone gets it!!!! Yes, I'm a recruiter at a marketing agency and I cannot believe how many people think that a flashy resume will 'work' on me!
Simple and clear, that's what I want! Argh!!!!!
Approximately 3-5% of the resumes corporate and agencies receive have personal photos and information such as marital status, eye color, height, number of children...and it sure doesn't help their cause!!
It's most often the case with professionals outside the country who would like to be considered for a job they've seen posted on line. In many countries, providing full disclosure in a full curriculum vitae format (CV) is standard and the belief is that this the most correct way to submit themselves for consideration....well, it's NOT!
Never include a photograph of yourself in your resume unless you're in an industry such as modeling where it's permissible.
By including a photo, you're taking away from your qualifications and allowing the recruiter/HR professional to evaluate you...more
Once you've spent all that time crafting the ultimate resume (and you MUST take the time to do it right if you want to beat out the countless competitors out there vying for the same job!) there are a few VITAL things to remember.
Alicia Kalozdi-MacMillan alicia@absoluterecruitment.com , Manager at Absolute Recruitment www.absoluterecruitment.com in Toronto, Canada reminds us of a few things to keep in mind:
"I see 1000’s of resumes come to my inbox on a weekly basis, so please, please, make sure yours is reader friendly. I’m just talking basics here. . .have you used a solid readable font and been consistent with it through the entire resume? I don’t want to see a fancy cursive font, alternatively a bubbly kindergarten choice won’t wor...more
If you have a professional designation that is relevant for the position you're applying for...don't bury it at the end of the resume with your education...put it BESIDE YOUR NAME at the top of the resume!
If, for example, you're an accounting professional looking to get a role that lists a CMA designation as preferred, your resume should begin like this:
Joe Jobfinder CMA
Right there and right between the eyes! You see, if a company doesn't have any preference about education, so long as the applicant has the right background, then they WON'T ask for one! BUT, if they do list it, that usually means that the hiring manager has indicated that it is either a must or a 'good to have', and they'll list it in the job ad. If you have something that you KNOW they...more
