Do
- Keep to one or two pages depending on experience
- Describe your main functions, not what you did incidentally
- Emphasize those duties that are most relevant to your present application
- Include any special recognition, accomplishments or projects you were involved with
- Describe your former/current employer, including size of company, type of industry, etc.
- Write about yourself in a positive light
- Strive to be concise and target your information to the employer
Don’t
- Try to fit too much on the page. (Leave some space on the page)
- List personal information such as marital status, race, age, etc.
- Leave suspicious gaps in your Work History
- Include salary requirements (leave that until an interview or later)
- Put a photograph on your resume (even if you do have a scanner)
- Use negative expressions or comments about previous employers
- Include any health information
- Include references (separate sheet please)
- Include reasons for leaving a previous job (save your reasons for the interview)