Ten Point Resume Checklist

Format & Style

Select the best format for your situation

Focus & Fit

Aim your resume at the employer you want or at the specific occupation or career field in which you seek. You do not wan to come across desperate and that you will accept just any job.

Achievements and Skills

Relate your skills to the skills needed for the job. Cite at least one achievement for each skill and when answering an ad make an effort to match skills offered for skill required.

Language & Expressions

Eliminate words that don’t directly support your bid for the job you want. Use adequate keywords and StandOut words.

Contents & Omissions

Your content needs to support your objective. Begin with a job objective and then a skills profile. Next state your experience and do not list personal information because most of the time it will not relate to the job.

Length & Common Sense

One to two pages for highly experience, or two to three for substantial experience. Don’t jam pack a test on one page because it will discourage reading.

Appearance: Attached & Paper Resumes

A paper resume should be printed on white or eggshell paper. When sending and e-resume make it look like a fully formatted paper resume.

Appearance: Plain Text Resumes

If sending a resume online and to recruiters with older technology the attachment will come up in plain test, so a fancy resume is not needed. Also, a cover letter is not needed unless your resume does not match a specific job for which you are applying.

Sticky Points & Spin

Make sure you have a thoughtfully handled all problem areas. Make sure you have grouped all jobs and that you account for the gaps in the timeframe of your resume.

Proofreading & More Proofreading

Make sure your résumé contains no typos, no grammar mistakes, and no other errors of any kind. Check your spelling more then once and have others check as well. More than two mistakes on a resume and a company will not consider you for employment.