Simple Tips to Write a Resume

Writing a resume is sort of like writing a recipe. It is short, sweet and to the point. It should get the necessary information across in a glance, which means it needs to be organized, linear and professional. Beside this fact a resume is also a person's time to shine. It should include achievements and skills, not just their work experience. Each person's style and personality is different and it can be showed through the resume. Choosing the right font size and method of script can help make a resume pop out and memorable.
Key break down:

-Start with a title: Be specific with the title, make it eye catching. If you're a writer say "A Writer's Resume" or if you are a baker "A Baker's Resume" something to that affect so the person looking at the resume will know that this is what I am looking for. A title should be memorable but explicit. No more than four words.

-Then give your name. Usually bold, sized to be about one and a half times larger than the rest of wording. Your name needs to be memorable as well. Then place contact information below that. Your full legal address, preferred contact number and preferred contact email address. (I always suggest having a legal contact email address that has your name in the address if at all possible.)

-Career Objectives: In a bold title header about the same size as your name put Career Objectives; following this in a short sentence (not a paragraph) summarize what your goal is if hired, try to express who you are with two or three adjectives that describe who you are. Something like; "I am an adept, faster learning, and intuitive writer wanting to expand my knowledge and expertise into [said field here]." Basically what your goal is with the company you are applying to.

-Education: List your most recent education, if you have earned degrees next. Go from first degree to latest degree. If you do not have a degree yet and are going to school list your most recent school and highest grade level you have attained and year of planned graduation. (Forth year student at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire-Bachelor of the Arts 2010) and then list area of study. Most of the time if you are in college they will assume you have graduated high school so there is really no reason to list your former high school. Also list any vocational school or degree programs you have passed, and technical areas here that you have studied in the past, such as; computer technology, radiology, etc. areas of specific skill that could be used.

-Awards and Scholarships/Work Experience; ok now this is a tough one, well not really, if you are a college student with little work experience put your awards and scholarships earned here. Then follow up with your work experience. This will show that even though you have little work experience you are capable of working hard to achieve a goal, such as a scholarship or award. If you have a lot of work experience try to fit awards and scholarships at the end of the resume and pick only your most recent and relative work experience to put here. In the case of Work experience, be descriptive of what your work was. "I worked at McDonalds for a year" does not cut it. You want to explicitly say "McDonalds 200X-200X; {Position here}-what the position entailed as specific activities here.
Example: "McDonalds August 2008 to January 2009; Fry Cook- I prepared French fries and other fried foods in a deep vat fryer. I was also responsible for clean up of the area and on occasion the drive through."

Try to use professional terms, instead of babysitter you were a child care provider, instead of tree planter you were a tree horticulturist, instead of dog walker you were a domesticated pet care provider, etc.

In some cases it is appropriate to put the amount you earned on your resume. Remember that you should tailor your resume to the specific job. If you are applying to McDonalds you have had to fill out an application anyways where you have listed the amount you earned on the application. So it probably is not necessary to have it on the resume. At other times, if by request from the company being applied to, it maybe to appropriate to have along side your job experiences the amount you were paid, and type of pay. Salary versus hourly, commission or volunteer, and so on.

-After work experience is when you place all other experiences, volunteer work, campus involvement if you have any or are going to school, and other areas of expertise that you may have. Be sure to keep what is stated to a stream line, do not be overly wordy a resume should be no longer than two pages and you should shoot for a page. Remember the at a glance rule. Employers do not have the time to sit and read a novel of your experiences. Nor do they want to hear about how your mom got you this one job and blah-diddy-blah.

Choosing the right font:
Now that you have written out your resume you want to find the right font and style. Try to keep it clean and professional but that does not mean you cannot have a little fun with the resume to make it more memorable. Where the majority of the resume must meet or should meet the at a glance rule, the title can be a little more loose. Choose a font that is different from the rest of the resume something a little bolder. If you stick to Times New Roman use Serpentine for the title or a bold Helvetica. Something only a step or two from Times New Roman but different enough to stand out, you could do the same for header titles like "Career Goals" "Education" and so on. However, do not go after Wingdings, or something that is so overly designed that it is not readable. Not readable is not professional and will most likely result in you not getting that job.

Cover letters: A cover letter should be short and simple as well not exceeding two paragraphs. Again employers do not have the time to sit and read long winded stories. The cover letter should convey in the first two sentences your intent, why you have sent your resume, and what you are hoping to do for the company if you are hired. There are several types of cover letter, most of the time it will be just a simple introductory cover letter to a company you already know to be hiring. Just keep it simple and to the point.

That is how you make a resume, good luck with the job hunt.

Resume Example:
"Storm Trooper"

Storm Trooper
Brosco Malio
Death Star room 614 Degobah System
Com-link 307-114 Email: StormTrooperBro614@darksidemail.sw

Career Objectives

I am a forceful, adept, and a fully trained storm trooper looking for a new career path within the Empire.

Education

Empire Academy for Trooper Training: First Class Accommodation
Laser Rifle Certification
Death Star Weaponry and Security Certification
Patrol and Policing Certification for all regions of the Empire

Awards and Scholarships

Scalonline Award for Best Laser Rifle Shot in the Quadrant
Empire's Award for best in show Wookie
Podracer champion in the Skyline XX tournament two years running

Work Experience

Podracer of Skyline XX tournament two years
I raced and built podracers for the Skyline Company; this included extreme mechanical expertise and design skills. 5BBY-7BBY

Second Grade Wookie Wrangler under the Empire Pest Control Command three years; this included capturing, killing, and training Wookies, Ewocks, and other lower life forms. 7BBY-10BBY

Empire Cadet and Officer ten years, part of the Scalonline Colony; this was basic and advanced training for Death Star operations. 10BBY-0BBY

Other Skills

Death Star and Rebel Computer Operations
Communication Array Operations
Droid Construction and Repair