Writing Your Resume

Your resume serves as an advertisement. It is used for the same purpose as television commercials and print ads: to sell a product. Only, in this case the product is you. By giving an employer your resume, you are essentially trying to sell yourself to that employer and should therefore draw attention to your strengths and skills and highlight your relevant experiences as they relate to the position for which you are applying.

Not only is the content of your resume important, but the way in which you organize your resume is as well. A television commercial is typically 30-60 seconds in length, therefore a company needs to figure out a way in which to make consumers want to buy their product in a very short amount of time. The same is true for a resume. Because of the large number of resumes an employer may receive, they are typically not going to spend much more than 30-60 seconds reviewing your resume. For that reason, you need to make it as organized, concise, and easy to read as possible.

DON’T RUSH YOUR RESUME!!!
Writing a resume takes longer than you may think, so allow yourself plenty of time. Rushing may result in mistakes, such as misspelled words or grammatical errors, which could ultimately cost you the job.

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