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Your Resume: Keep it Brief!

Submitted by Simonvreeman from Google Reader

Nov 08, 2009

Summary

This past week at one of my jobs, I was sorting through resumes. The atrocity of said resumes has inspired me to do a few posts on the topic of resumes. This week I will focus on the basics, and next week’s post will include an interview with a Campus Relations Specialist from NBC Universal on how to make your resume stand out in a crowd.

One Page!

If your are in college or high school, your resume should only be one page! It doesn’t matter how much experience you have or how many awards you’ve won. KEEP IT TO ONE PAGE AND ONE PAGE ONLY. And no, you do not get to use the back of the sheet. Your resume will look unprofessional if it is any longer than just one page. Include only the most important experiences you want to highlight, and save everything else for the interview.

Basic Information

At the top of your resume, you should include all of your basic information: name, current address, telephone number, e-mail address and a website if you have one.

Remember to put all of this basic information at the very top, typed in an easily readable font. Do not get too

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