High-Level Resumes – Part 2
September 13th, 2009 | 
Author: Resume Technical Points
A reviewer not only looks for reasons to select a resume for the short initial interview pile, but also looks for reasons to reject a resume. When a document has a “high polish”, clarity, balance, and “togetherness” look to it, the hiring agent receives the message that you are a consummate professional. This is particularly true when a person, who has never met you, uses the resume as their main tool for selecting candidates for the initial interview invite.
Frequently, a resume is rejected simply because of typos, grammar errors or just not easy to read. Therefore, it is essential to pay close attention to the required or preferred resume technical points. Some of the rules are just Standard English and writing usage and others are good resume development procedures. Fifteen accepted guidelines to follow as you develop your resume are:
1. Be accurate and check and if necessary, double check all dates and figures
2. Omit jargon and other language that is organization or industry specific, particularly when making a career change or professional shift to another field and/or industry e.g., acronyms, titles, phrases and so forth.
3. Try and not to repeat or overuse the same professional skill word, action verb or other characterizing words in describing your background and experiences.
4. Do not abbreviate to save space other than the usual accepted ones e.g., state names, academic degrees, part of an organization’s name, commonly used in a specific field or industry
5. Use wide space and wide margins to make the resume visually appealing
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