These days an employers gets around thousand resumes per day. So your resume must be capable of hooking an employer’s attention in a 5 second glance only. Employers select a resume within a matter of seconds so you must keep the following tips in mind while writing and mailing your resume to an employer.

1. There do exists a “Perfect Resume” but majority of the applicant don’t have any idea about this. The same goes for employers as well. But keeping few things in mind you can prepare a near perfect resume.
2. The length of a resume should be at least one page. If you are experienced then you can have a length of two pages. But more than two pages is generally not acceptable.
3. If you are sending a resume to any employer personally then don’t follow to include cover letter as well. A cover letter should not exceed a page length. The cover letter is usually written in 3-4 paragraphs where in you mention purpose of correspondence, your skill and experience and a conclusion.
4. If you are taking a help of resume writer for writing your resume, don’t hesitate in any question that you have in your mind.
5. If you are preparing resume yourself then refer resume writing books, samples, writing tips to make a good resume.
6. Tailor your resume according to the company and position for which you are applying. You should also have decent knowledge about the company and its market.
7. Your resume should give off a professional and polished appearance.
8. An employer will not reject your resume for tiny spelling or grammatical errors but you must avoid such mistakes as your resume should speak on your behalf.
9. If you are an experienced professional then while mentioning the past work of yours, try to include only those which have more relevance to the position you are applying for.
10. The resume should be easily readable. Use suitable font size, fonts, use of spaces etc.
11. Avoid tiny fonts and block of texts.
12. Do not list your current salary in resume or cover letter unless you have been instructed to do so.
13. Experienced professionals should include work experience section before the education section.
14. For each job position held- mention tenure, nature of job and accomplishments or goals achieved if any.
15. Freshers should always include any extra course/part time job/internship related to job applying for. This can work in your favour.
16. Bulleted points are not compulsion in a resume.
17. These days “Interested” section is not required in a resume. They can be used to fill the empty space on a resume if any.
18. The language used in resume should be as simple as possible with proper use of phrases and action verbs.
19. While writing your resume keep a marketing mindset. You are trying to sell off yourself to an employer.
20. A reader always read from left to right so always keep important heading on left side only.
21. Always be honest in your resume. Lying can lead you to an uncalled trouble and you will not be considered as well.
22. Accomplishments play a major role in a resume. Mention them briefly but don’t elongate your resume.
23. Highlight your transferable skills.
24. Whenever you are in fix whether to include particular details, question yourself whether it is relevant or not.
25. If you are not currently employed, you resume needs to list the end date of your most recent position.
26. As you have very little space to showcase yourself, try not to be repetitive.
27. Always use 8-1/2-inch x 11-inch white or off-white high-quality paper when printing your resume so that it
28. will be easy to read and scan.
29. A Curriculum Vitae is different than resume. Don’t mix both of them together. A CV runs much longer than resume.
30. You can follow any of the format you want to write a resume. But not every resume needs to follow a particular format.
31. If you have done any community service then mention them at the bottom of your resume.

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