Resumé Suggestions

What every resumé should include:

  • Contact information, including cell phone and email address
  • Career objective
  • Summary statement
  • Professional experience highlighting accomplishments in each position
  • Education, Training, Licenses, Technical Skills, Professional Groups  
  • References from previous supervisors and/or managers

What companies want to see in a resumés:

  • Specific Industry Experience & Achievements!!!
  • Increased revenues
  • Saved money
  • Increased efficiency
  • Cut overhead
  • Increased sales
  • Improved workplace safety
  • New products / lines
  • Increased productivity
  • Effective budgeting
  • Successful project completion

What companies do not want to see in a resume:

  • Spelling errors, typos and poor grammar
  • Too duty oriented and not accomplishment oriented
  • Dates not included or inaccurate dates
  • Contact information is missing, inaccurate or unprofessional email addresses
  • Poor formatting - boxes, templates, tables, etc
  • Functional resumes as opposed to chronological resumes
  • Resumes that are too long - over 3 pages
  • Paragraphs - long paragraphs instead of bulleted points
  • Personal information included not relevant to the job
  • Not telling what industry or product candidate worked
  • Lying, misleading (education, dates, titles)
  • Meaningless objectives or introductions
  • Font choice - poor font choice or style
  • Pictures, graphics, URL links
  • Resumes sent as TXT, ZIP, PDF, etc.  Almost all want Word Documents
  • No easy to follow summary
  • Resumes written in 1st or 3rd person
  • Gaps in employment that are unexplained
  • Burying important information in the resume
  • Candidates who apply to a position in which they are unqualified