I have been requested by some to give some tips on writing resume because I am good at it (so good that a lot of my friends landed the interview after I edited their resumes), and I have seen a lot of bad resumes to be able to spot one from miles away. So take a pen and copy the basic rules to edit your resume. Or print this post. Or save it. Whatever.
Rule #1 : Keep your resume clean
It is okay to put your picture and do some background pictures, but keep the overall look clean and tidy. But the biggest mistake is putting everything together. So keep your resume clean by separating your education background in one section, and your experience in another. Keep some space between each section to make it easier to read so your resume doesn’t appear cluttered.
Rule #2 : Be professional
Avoid using funny self-portrait picture of you sticking your tongue out while pulling your eyelid. But don’t appear angry over the picture either. Just smile with courtesy and that will be fine. But if you are friggin ugly, try to avoid putting your picture in your resume because you are just going to scare the shit out of the person receiving it. Without putting your pic (if you are ugly), you might get a chance of getting an interview. (If you are pretty, forward me your resume please)
Also, avoid using your email address such as sexypinkylady_28@hotmail.com, lazyfox@yahoo.com, babeylicious@gmail.com or something like that. They are okay for personal use, but keep it personal and share it with your friends. For resume, please keep it professional, and use email that spells your name properly, like terry.wong@gmail.com or adrian@msn.com. Put yourself in the managers’ shoes and think of the impression you will have when you see those stupid email addresses.
Rule #3 : Explain about your experience and what you have learned
A lot of people failed to include their experiences and educational background in their resume. Yes, they did include the institutes they attended, the period and such. But did they include the projects they have done, the notable achievements they got during their stay in those institutes? How about some special subjects you have taken, like nuclear physics, atomic chemical, and human genome? Okay, if you have taken nuclear physics, atomic chemical and human genome, you shoud not even do a resume. That’s a waste of time. You will just get hired even if you are dirt ugly.
Rule #4 : Be honest
Avoid using information that is not true. If you do not have a father as rich as Bill Gates, don’t put it there (if you do, then why the fuck you are looking for a job? Just buy that fucking company and have fun with it!). If you do not know much about C++, Perl, or PHP, please refrain from putting “Knowledge in: C++, Perl, PHP…”, because you are just going to put yourself into deepshit.
Rule #5 : Keep it relevant
Yeah, its great to know that you are interested in flowers, but do I need to know about that shit? Nope. My main interest is to know if your knowledge and experience will help me and help the company to earn shitload of money. So please keep your interest about flowers to yourself and only show me what I am interested in, which is how I can use you to the limit to earn the millions.
So if you wanna put Personal Details, great. But you don’t have to tell me how tall you are, how fat you are, and what’s your stats (but if you are 34C - 24 - 34, forward me your resume).
Rule #6 : Forget about all the rules above
Yup, just forget about all the rules I mentioned above. In fact, there’s no rule 1, 2, or 3. There is ONLY ONE RULE: use your common sense.
Yup, that’s it. Enjoy!
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