Saturday, November 10, 2012

New guidelines for your resume


By Yameng Zhang

There has been tons of sources on internet regarding the composition of resume. Experience, education, extracurricular activities and skills, blah blah blah. However, after reviewing several others’ resumes, I found it’s actually not that hard as I thought, it can be really easy to make the resume work for you.

I have to say, some of the resumes are really impressive. Full of experience, high GPA, perfectly polished writing, everything included. However, I am not sure if the one with the perfect resume is the one we are looking for. I guess the problem is I can’t find what I am looking for.

Tailor
Tailor the details to the position -because it not only shows your determination and motivation for the job, but also shows that you care enough to edit your resume.

Focus
Focus on the strengths and keep others concise- because companies not only need to know you are good at things, they also need to know how good you are at those things.

Expand
Expand on the experiences according to the job description- because companies would prefer to find the big portion of your resume is demonstrating what you have done in the area you are applying for, it is just easier to decide when you are showing your knowledge about the audiences.

Resume is basically about audience analysis. Always keep in mind about what the recruiters are looking for, so it can save both you and the recruiters some time. 

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