Resumes: The Basics You Need To Know

Resumes are a really big deal. Everyone needs to have one and know what to put on the resume. I went to a resume seminar as a part of this marketing group that I'm in and these were the main points that they covered. Hope it helps! 

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Resume Content: 

Sections: Header, Profile, Experience, Education, References (Extra: Accomplishments, Rewards) 

Header: Name, Contact Info (Address, Phone Number, Email, Website)

Profile: Personal statement (who you are, what you're looking for), skills

Experience: Name of position/company/start-end date/details, organize by reverse chronology or relevance Consider the details: prioritize information based on what you think potential employer may be most interested INSTEAD of what you did the most in the position, include accomplishments, if possible quantify information 

Education: Name of schools/universities, date attended, an awards/honors/societies that may be relevant 

 --> which degree you are seeking 

References: can write " References available upon request" if none are readily accessible 

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Resume Design:
Basics: 

 - Simple font and format

 - Include keywords that appear in job description --> TARGET

 - Customize Resume

 - EDIT

 - Get feedback

 - Keep it professional BUT have a personal voice 

Go Social!  - Sites to help make resumes

 - Rezume 

 - LinkedIn

 - VisualCV (multimedia integration/social media integration) 

 - Emurse ( statistics and graphs)

 - Xing (like LinkedIn) 

 - ResumeBucket - Examples 

 - ResumeSocial - similar to Razume, cover/follow-up letter 

 - Gigtide

 - howtowritearesume

 - Ziggs 

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Alternatives to Resumes:

 - Visualize Me 

 - Flavores.me 

 - Blogs 

 - Klout

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At the meeting, they recommended that whenever you send your resume always use a pdf file. Also, have you resume handy like on your phone just in case you ever need it! Remember you're selling yourself!!

Good Luck!
Love,
ALPHA