Preparing A Great Resume

A few tips that are helpful in writing and updating your resume:

Confirm The Facts: Very often, candidates can not remember the exact details of their career history. This is an important factor in the background portion of hiring a candidate. If you do not remember the exact dates of your employment, it is always a good idea to call the company and ask. Sometimes, even the slightest discrepancy can make a difference.

Provide All Information: If one of your previous employers has changed its name or has gone through an acquisition, make sure to include that information. These types of factual errors can lead to a mistake in employment verification. This sort of attention to detail is extremely helpful to potential employers and background investigators.

Include Your Titles: Sometimes, job titles can be somewhat ambiguous. In many situations, a job title is denoted by two different names; or, a casual title is very different from the one listed in the HR Department. Make sure and include both titles in your resume as it avoids confusion for a potential employer.

Resume Length: Some institutions advise that a resume to be less than one page. However, in our experience, there is no “set” length that leads to a successful resume. A resume should be long enough to include all of the information that is pertinent to an opportunity. It should also be concise, straightforward, and easy to read. The quality of the information is more important than the quantity of information.

Employment Verification: Do not be overwhelmed by the idea of background checks and employment verification. The tools used are extremely advanced, and employment is usually fairly easy to verify. It is important that you take all of the steps possible to ensure that your resume conveys your past experience in a truthful manner. Also, it is better to incorporate any information that would make it easier for an employer to verify your previous employment.