Resum creation

Before writing your resume, conceptualize resume phrases, resume layout, and the how-to that will go along with helping you develop a stellar resume. Start by ... 

1. Writing down your first and second career choice of positions.

2. Asking yourself if your two main choices are complementary to each other. If yes, one should suffice. If no, then two separate resume versions will likely be necessary.

3. Making a catalog list of your skill set. When designing two or three resume versions, identifying skills that are transferable to your focuses will help once you begin writing the content for each document.

4. Identifying your strengths. Taking an "out of the body" look at your work history will help you learn whether a chronological, combination, or functional resume would best fit your situation.

5. Rechecking your notes to ensure those you list fit the position(s) you're applying for. It's better to discover "dead weight" details before you begin writing.

4 Resume-Writing Tips to keep in mind when writing your resume ... 

1. Keep the document clean in appearance, with text variations (paragraphs, bullets, indentations), along with a fair amount of "white space. "White space simply means there is an adequate amount of space in your resume. The correct amount of white space changes from person to person, so use your judgment.

2. Ensure the content is blunt, and to the point. Tell the hiring business only what needs to be known. Too often, job seekers "ramble on and on" about aspects of their career that are irrelevant. Stay focused.

3. Avoid being redundant throughout the document. If a main duty is mentioned continuously throughout, use a little creativity to come up with different wording variations that mean the same thing but are visually distinguishable.

4. Know when to impress, but know when to stop with accomplishments. Too many resume achievements can make a candidate appear too good. If you find yourself faced with "quantity," examine each of your accomplishments and delete those that aren't "quality." Keep only the best, and ditch all the rest.