Getting a job you like and enjoy is difficult since there are hundreds of people applying for the same position. The first impression a recruiter has to each candidate interested in the job is their resume. A resume is your brief window of opportunity to get called in for an interview. It needs to stand out against all of the other candidates applying.
But with only one page to get all of your information down it can feel like a hard task. That is why we are here to help make your resume the perfect introduction for recruiters. So keep reading to discover the top five aspects your resume should have to help you get your dream job.
Easy To Read Font
Getting your resume to stand out above the competition is hard, especially with how intense the job market is today. But sometimes your resume can stand out for reasons you don’t want it too. If you are using a font that is hard to read, a recruiter is not going to waste their time trying to read what you put down.
This is also true if your font size is too small. You need to make sure you are choosing a font that can be read easily. Let your experience speak for itself without anything that can jeopardize getting an interview.
Volunteering Experience
Volunteering and being an active member of the community is self-rewarding, and is something that recruiters love seeing on resumes. Being involved within your community shows recruiters what you do in your free time and that you are passionate about certain causes.
If you have been volunteering with an organization, make sure to add that to your resume under a section entitled community involvement. This is also a great place to list if you are a Sunday school teacher or hold any position on a board in your community.
Get Rid Of Any Basic Skills
Everything you put on your resume needs to be important. There is an unspoken rule that if you have less than ten years of experiences, you need to keep your resume to one page. Having basic skills on your resume is taking up valuable space where you can list better information.
Something you want to avoid putting on your resume is computer skills, basic math, multitasking, leadership, and any other soft skills. Employers know that people have basic computer skills, but if you are trained and know C++ or WordPress, those are skills that not everyone has and is valuable to add. Saying that you are good at multitasking or have leadership skills is going to be redundant because of what you are putting down in your work experience.
Certification & Credentials
It’s important for the recruiter to see that you are going to be capable of doing the job. This means what you put down for your credentials is important. If you took an online class that is specifically about social media and if you have a certificate in social media marketing you need to put on your resume.
There should be a section on your resume that is dedicated to your skills and qualifications for that specific job. This does not count your past work experience. Skills you have learned and classes you’ve taken need to be listed so the recruiter knows you are well qualified.
Job Description Keywords
Did you know that you should tweak your resume for each different position you’re applying for? No, we are not saying that it has to be a completely different resume, but you want to make sure you are providing the best version for the job you are applying for.
The best way to do this is by looking at the job description of the job you are looking at. Nowadays recruiters do not look at your resume until it is selected by the computer system they are using. The computer system is looking for keywords that match the job description to see if the recruiter should even look at your resume. So beat the computer and add relevant keywords.