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Tips for resume writing.
Resume writing can be an overwhelming experience and time consuming process for some when you are starting to apply for jobs or even look at updating your resume. This, along with your cover letter & LinkedIn profile, is what a potential employer or recruiter will review or research to see if you are a match to a role you are applying.
You want to make a good impression and make the interview shortlist right?, your Resume must demonstrate that you possess most or all the criteria required that is listed in the Job vacancy. Make sure you are tailoring your Resume and Cover Letter for each position you apply for by expanding on your experience relevant to the job and cutting back the less relevant details.
You want to make sure your Resume gets past any initial screening algorithms, or applicant tracking systems (ATS), which identify suitable candidates based on the use of relevant keywords in a Resume.
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Tips for a great Resume
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Contact details
Start with the basics such as your name, phone number, email address (make sure it’s a professional email address) and your LinkedIn profile link/ URL. Tip: Update your LinkedIn URL also How to update your LinkedIn URL
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Include a Heading
Under your name you can list key areas or expertise to make your experience “POP” just 3 key points is fine
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Professional Summary
The summary section should be around 70 to 150 words and prove your value and help to differentiate you. Avoid describing what you’d like from your next job (career objective) and instead focus on what you can bring to the role. Add keywords from the job advertisement so that an ATS can find a matches.
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Skills summary
List the systems, skills and competencies that are most relevant to the job you are applying for. Use keywords from the job advertisement in this section also.Bullet points is fine
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Achievements
These can be listed under relevant roles or separate section. list your key career achievements, supported by facts, statistics or links. Keep in mind, this is a summary to grab interest by demonstrating you can successfully add value to an organisation.mention what role they relate to.
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Work experience
List in reverse order, start with the most recent. Include employer names, position titles and primary responsibilities/ duties. If your job title is unconventional, it is ok to replace it with a recognisable equivalent. Quantify your accomplishments and remember to use verbs such as “managed” or “oversaw” to demonstrate your experience. Include examples of your work to demonstrate your key strengths – proof is in your results. We advise not to leave gaps in your work experience. If you took a year off for example personal reasons / family commitments, or did some travel, list this.
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Education & qualifications
Keep it relevant by listing the qualification obtained, year of completion, the institution’s name and a one-sentence summary. If you have a long list of qualifications, consider using most recent and relevant. You may consider listing past qualifications on LinkedIn.
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References
These days this is optional, a resume is prime real estate for other important content. if the application calls for references include the details of two references, ideally former employers. If you are a graduate with no work history, details of a former lecturer will also be fine. It is OK to leave references off. If you do not list references don’t panic, as long as you have details to provider a potential employer or recruiter is fine.
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Document formats
Most recruiters and larger organisations will upload your Resume and Cover Letters into a database, so make sure it is in a acceptable format. We recommend a Microsoft Word Document with no images no fancy formatting or fonts or tables. While a creative / graphic resume may look good, graphics and special fonts can be difficult for an ATS to process. PDF files work well also..
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Final To Do’s
Spell check your Resume, it is the first impression your potential employer or recruiter will have of you, so take the time to get it right. If possible, ask someone to look over this also, Do a double / Triple check.
When you are ready to upload your Resume and cover letter. Unless otherwise stated, you don’t need to attach copies of certificates, qualifications or references. You should instead bring these to a job interview if asked to do so.