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: Recent studies have shown that an applicant's resume gets 7seconds before it is judged (good or bad) by a potential employer. Knowingthis, it becomes clear just how important a good resume is. During my 6 plusyears of reviewing resumes professionally I have seen a lot of mistakes,misspellings, missteps and miscues along the way. There are a lot of jobopportunities and information like, job internship programs, for job seekersavailable at http://www.internzoo.com .Do not miss the job opportunities coming your way by avoiding these 5 basicmistakes:
1) The first, and most important, is poor writing. Things like typos,misspellings, verb tenses mixed and sentencesbutchered. A potential employer will not struggle to get through your resume.Your resume must be easy to read; 7 seconds, remember?
2) Second, you need to use an easy-to-scan format; something one can glanceover and have key details stand out. You should limit the amount of fancyformatting you do. Just because you can manipulate all of Microsoft Word's functions doesn't mean you have toshow it here. Keep it clean and simple. Put enough detail in to sell yourselfjust as a job seeker, but no more.
3) Third, and this is closely related to formatting, do not over write. This isa trap all amateur writers fall into. The best authors know less is more, andwhat works for books works for resumes too. Too often I have read resumes thathave huge paragraphs of text explaining every single detail about their currentjob or even the company they currently work for. Employers and recruiters arenot going to wade through volumes of text when they have another 100 or soresumes to get through. They need to know quickly and easily what you have doneand what you can do. Most often a short bulleted listaccomplishes this best.
4) Fourth, you need to tell potential employers what you are capable of doing.Instead of just describing past jobs/internships, you need to list yourachievements and what you have done beyond the requirements of the position.
5) Fifth, there is more than one type of resume. While just about every jobseeker writing their own resume tries to make their professional life fit achronological format, it simply is not the way to go for many people. Experiment a little bit, and find the style that fitsyou best. If you don't have much work experience then you might wantto include an extracurricular activity section.
The most important thing to remember is that your resume iserror free and easy to read, remember it has only 7 seconds to shine. Jobseekers can find jobs & more useful information at http://www.internzoo.com