Tips and Hints
Resume tips;
1.
It can be very effective to put a quote from a reference at the top
of your resume or at the beginning of your cover letter, (or both)
along with their title and company name.
2. List your
references. We know all the books say "references to be
furnished upon request", however, corporations and organizations
disagree.
References are not a deep dark secret. Listing the name,
position, organization, telephone, email says
three things;
a)
I am not afraid of being checked out, here is the info and b) these
are the calibre of people who have agreed to be a reference for me.
c) The biggest advantage is THE READER MAY KNOW ONE OF YOUR
REFERENCES which gives you an immediate advantage.
3. Do not worry
about how long your resume is. Use page 1 for the objective &
overview/summary including language skills, then list your education,
projects, co-op, work experience, volunteer work, hobbies/interests,
course list and references.
4. Have you included all the
project work you did while at school? Sometimes grads forget to add
that info.
5. If you did co-op, is that included?
6. Don't
forget to list volunteer work and do list your hobbies/interests.
7.
Don't forget to list your language skills
8. Either list all your
courses or give a summary. There are so many options in most
disciplines that a reader does not know the width and depth of your
knowledge, unless you tell them.
The purpose of a resume is to get you an interview. In order to do
that, a resume must give a complete "written picture" of
you. Your cover letter must be a summary which also convinces the
reader they will lose out if they do not interview you. Describe your
ambitions and personality strengths.