Change your objectives, objective summary and accomplishments according to job search
Do
- Always pdf
- Keep a diary of your week or month when working at your job or internship. write accomplishments and experience down to pull up your accomplishments and experiences for your Resume.
- Numbers are everything.
- “led zoom calls to train new hires” → “led zoom call to train new hires, successfully aiding in the onboarding of 10 employees.” | “Posted interactive social media content” → “Posted interactive social media content which subsequently boosted engagement”
- Past Tense Power Adjective + Action = Result
- Conduct software-linked spell-checking and grammar reviews.
- Put Buzz and action words in your resume.
- Include education and training. If it’s recent and most relevant to your work, place this before the experience section. If older or less relevant, place after the experience section. Include your GPA if it’s 3.0 or above. Remember to include honours, awards, and scholarships.
- Use a classic word document with no columns or fancy tables.
Don’t
- Avoid describing yourself in positive terms that can’t be supported (“hardworking,” “energetic,” and the like). Focus on facts and what you did.
- More then 2 pages
- Don’t lie on your resume
- don’t meet the minimum qualifications for the job
- resume is not ATS friendly
- resume doesn’t match the job posting
- STOP PUTTING PROGRESS BARS ON YOUR RESUME
- too hard to read no white spaces
- Incorrect or missing contact info
- named it resume.pdf
- Don’t include a list of college courses on your resume if you’re not a recent graduate.
- avoid phrases like “responsible for.” For example, instead of “Responsible for managing team,” use “Managed team.
