Building the Perfect Résumé

Supplies

1. A good word processor.
2. Bright white paper, in the heaviest weight you can afford.
3. Action verbs and the vocabulary of a seasoned marketing professional.
4. Hours to spend.
5. Buckets of patience.
6. The ability to toot your own horn

Directions

1. Summarize years and years of work experience and education in a format that can be read in under thirty-seconds.
2. Effectively answer a prospective employers‘ most pressing question …“Why should I hire you?”
3. Leave plenty of white space.
4. Play by established rules (write in third person, omit all descriptions of physique, never ever embellish). Explain unemployment gaps, or minimize their impact using formatting techniques.
5. Eliminate all grammatical and spelling errors.
6. Ensure formatting is uniform and professional.
7. Leave plenty of white space.
8. Choose words and phases for power and impact.
9. Avoid redundancy.
10. Pair with an expertly written cover letter on matching paper and letter head.

If all this seems a bit overwhelming, ResuMom is here to help.