RESUME STRUCTURE TIPS

Content is the king in the resume. Before you sit to pen down the your remume jot down all the possible strengths you would want to convey to your employer. Then think of the structure that you would want to adopt for your resume and write all information around it. If we were to have an analogy here it is like a frame or skeleton and then you go ahead and add on the aesthetics.

We will now look at each of the part of the structure of the resume and how to gain maximum advantage from it.

Objective:
The objective is not longer than a sentence or two and in these you need to showcase the qualifications and skills that you possess which match the job role and desingation. The objective needs to be precise short and crisp. A badly written objective statement may weaken the overall impact of your resume.
A good objective statement will draw the reader’s attention to the exact reason for applying for that position.
At the same time if you are attending a job fair and plan to take many resumes with you, please do not put an objective statement in those as this will narrow down the roles that you can apply for.
Here is an example:
Entry level position as a customer service representative where I can use my education and research in the CRM to generate customer delight.
A challenging job where I can utilize my skills and expertise in several areas.
Which one is the one that you should adopt? Of course the first one since it is specific and lets the employer know exactly what kind of job will suit your qualifications.

Several Headings you could choose from. All these headings need not be in your resume. What you could do is pick the ones that bring out and focus on your best points.

• Work experience
• Educational qualifications
• skill sets that are career related
• Knowledge of Computer applicaitons
• Any technical training in your field of expertise
• Certifications
• Military experience as this tests leadership skillss, working under pressure
• Achievements at school/college or at the work place
• Published Work
• Social service or volunteer work
• Summer jobs or internships
• Projects related to your field of speciality

This is the bare structure outline. You might want to add or leave out certain headings depending on your field and requirements. Always remember the more specific, clear and precise you are the better will be the outcome. Hence you will leave nothing to chance and the opposite person will know exactly what you are trying to convey.Arrange the points in an inverted-pyramid format. This will ensure that you have the most important point right on top. Try adn use strong verbs and avoid weak ones such as at the beginning we will resolve versus resolved……….This will make sure that the employer’s focus is drawn to the main points.
 
“I served hundreds of customers” versus “Received appreciation from the hundreds of customers that I served.”
 
The second option is better as it begins with an action verb, draws the reader’s attention to what you did and what happened therefore. The proverbial cause and effect.
 
Put yourself in your reader’s shoes and write. Read the job descriptions carefully and check whether you are answering their call for the necessary skills stated. Will they consider you to be the ideal candidate after reading the resume. Only add relevant skills and experience and not everything under the sun. Think of impact and then draft your resume. Substantiate with sufficient examples. Use the CAR approach that is state the circumstance, the action that you took and the result that it achieved.
 
Be extremely careful of the grammar, punctuation used and spellings. You don’t want to create a bad impression from the word go.

Do not think in terms of the number of words. What is longer need not be good. Remember only relevant information versus all the information. Highlight your tasks and not the most mundane of ones. Do not mention unskilled jobs that any one could have done. That will not get you hired. The more skilled you are the better are your chances. Do not mention the job responsibilities that you were not happy doing. Do not include your salary, age or references. It is all in bad taste. Use a formal, standard style of writing.

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