Simple Resume-Writing Tips

Resume writing is very important, especially when it comes to determine if you get the job you want or not. The most fundamental thing about writing a resume is whether if you know how to sell yourself.

In this article, I will focus very quickly on how to write an effective and efficient resume. What I will not do is go too deep into details as what is to be done. That should be up to you.

When writing a resume, you have to bear in mind the following quick tips.

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1. Wide margins - Instead of compressing as much information into a piece of paper, make sure that you give ample white space at the side. Wide margin keeps the material from looking over crowded and unsightly.
2. Font size - Neither too big nor too small. Fonts that are too large makes the resume under-utilised, and perhaps extend the pages. Too small font size makes reading very difficult. A commonly used font size 11 is recommended, although font size 10 and 12 are still appropriate.
3. Font type - Do not use fanciful font type. Times New Roman or Arial is among the best font type to use in resume-writing.
4. Plain paper - Plain white paper is definitely the way to go. Rest assured a coloured paper resume is likely to go under the pile of applications. (Lack of professionalism).
5. Vital information - Highlight only key and vital information. Don't bold every single thing. In that way, you will enhance your strengths more significantly. Also, keep it concise; this is not an essay writing.

As mentioned earlier, I will not cover what is the content to be written in the resume, as these are rather standard, e.g. Education, Work experience, Awards, etc. What I have done is listed a couple of tips of how the formatting of the resume should be optimised so as to attract the Human Resource (HR)'s eyes.