Resume

For the past few weeks that i was working,
as part of my job to tidy the P-files of trainers
and arranging interviews for potential new trainers,
i have seen many different types and forms of resume
and thought it will be good for me to write some points down
if you happen to came across this post of mine while doing your resume.

1. Keep your resume really short
(maximum of 2 pages; 4 pages if you really have much experience to write down)
Honestly, no one actually will read every single thing you wrote on your resume
and long resume is a turn off. Anything more than 4 pages is really too much.
I've seen resume as long as 8 pages.
By short, i don't mean squeezing lots of words into one page.
Summarise. Space out appropriately. So that each word used is of its value.

2. Use standard and presentable font
Mostly used appropriate fonts (Arial, Times New Roman, etc.)
however, i did see one that used those typewriter kind of font.
I'm sure you can imagine how his resume would be like.
His resume is on the keep-in-view pile now i think.

3. Refrain from putting a photo of yourself
Best if you not put, if you want to be judged based on what you have written.
People have a tendency to judge someone by their looks
and if you happen to not look good,
it will definitely affect your chance of getting a job.
Even if you looked good, i doubt you want to be employed just because of your looks.
You are definitely worth more than that.

4. Keep your cover letter short, if you want to include one
Resume itself is good enough, to me.
Cover letter is more of showing your interest in the job,
leave how good you are in your resume.
Fyi, cover letter is seldom printed together with your resume,
so if you want your cover letter be seen, make it the 1st page of your resume.
That is if you want to.
I don't really see the importance of a cover letter.
Oh, and don't start it with a question.
(Eg. Are you looking for someone who has ....... to be your ......?)
It's like -_-

5. Don't be constrained by a standard layout or format for your resume
Feel very free to do your resume
with your own style, own format and own layout.
I've seen many nice, neat resume with very clear points.
So be creative about it. =)


There are definitely many other tips on how you can write a good resume
(just google and you will find lots of it)
but i thought the above-mentioned are the more significance ones.
Hope it helps.
You can leave your comments below, if you have similar advice, or better.
=)