| A job resume is a concise document presenting your | | | | Another job resume format that people use is one |
| most relevant credentials for employment. It is meant, | | | | that concentrates on the skills, grouping the various |
| just like a cover letter, to get you an interview (not a | | | | experiences that you have had according to the skills |
| job). | | | | necessary to each of them. |
| When you start devising your resume, you must keep | | | | Whichever style of job resumes you may choose |
| one very important thing in mind: on average, an | | | | there is certain information that must be there: |
| employer will spend less than one minute to read | | | | permanent and current address (if different), objective |
| through your resume, which means it must not be | | | | (the type of job you are after), education (usually latest |
| longer than one page. Of course, the style and length | | | | school first), computer skills (this is very important |
| of a resume differs from country to country and from | | | | nowadays in all fields of activity), experience and |
| company to company. East Europeans and | | | | activity (in reverse chronological order, as mentioned |
| Americans tend to be more concise than applicants in | | | | above), honours and distinctions (if any) and, of course, |
| Western Europe who would gladly fill over two pages | | | | availability. |
| with (unimportant) detailed information. | | | | A few employers expect a scannable resume which |
| There is a good explanation for the uselessness of a | | | | is a document that can be scanned as a graphic |
| long resume; an employer knows if you are worth the | | | | image and then converted back to text - a rather strict |
| time for an interview if he or she casts a quick glance | | | | format which does not allow you to be very creative |
| at your resume and cover letter. Any details may be | | | | while typing that kind of resume; on the contrary, you |
| gone into later. As for the specific format that a | | | | must stick to certain rules and guidelines: you are not |
| resume should have, there are several formats | | | | allowed to use italics, bold, all caps, underlining or |
| available, which means there is room for creativity, but | | | | shading; only sans serif fonts are acceptable; equal |
| the necessary information must be there in a logical | | | | size is a must; no bullets, no horizontal and vertical lines, |
| order in each of them. | | | | no boxes or graphics, no tabs either, only even spacing |
| The most common type of resume is called | | | | throughout the document and the list may go on with a |
| 'chronological'. It lists your education as well as | | | | long series of do's and don'ts. On top of that, you must |
| experience in reverse chronological order. Thus, your | | | | use a laser printer and provide the employer with the |
| most recent activity must be listed first. Of course, | | | | original or a high-quality photocopy. If you think you |
| there are variations in which you can use headings | | | | may need such a resume, you had better search the |
| that highlight your background and qualifications but | | | | web for more details about it. |
| otherwise there is nothing special about them. | | | | |