5 Rules for your Outline of a Resume
December 11th, 2009 by the writerA well-written and properly presented resume can do wonders for your job search. Before you send a resume out to the employer, go through this checklist be confident you are sending out an impressive representation of who you are.
1. Capitalization – Write normally in your general outline of a resume just as you would in a letter. No all capitalized words as this will insult the intelligence of the reviewer
2. Grammar, spelling, punctuation – Use your spell check function before you print. read the resume out loud. Spell checker doesn’t know the difference in words only that they are or aren’t spelled right.
3. Long sentences – Make sure you do not have long run-on sentences. Divide them up.
4. Punctuation – Check for commas and semi-colons in the right places by reading out loud.
5. Ampersands – Ampersands (&) are a resume no no. One exception is for a big company name like (AT&T). You cannot take shortcuts on your resume as this says something about you.
