Tips for Resumes

As someone who has helped quite a few people with their resumes and cover letters (thank you Bhubble for permitting me to post my advertisement on your site!), I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to have a fresh pair of eyes read your resume and cover letter template.  Whether it is a spouse, parent, neighbour, family member, friend, whoever, have a few people read them  over.  It is amazing the number of spelling mistakes and the like that someone else can catch and you want your resume to be 100% perfect.  It does not hurt to read it backwards, word for word, to check for accuracy.  Ensure you pick a font that is easily readable.  Ensure your resume tells a story - tells YOUR story - in an interesting way.  The resume will be kept and it will be remembered.  So many resumes look exactly the same and your potential employer will only glance through them.  While you may have a standard form of cover letter, make sure each cover letter contains information relevant just to that particular position or business.  You want the reader to think they are receiving a personal letter and not a form letter that has been sent here, there and everywhere.  Ensure also that the key points you want to make in your cover letter are made in short paragraphs so they stand out and are read.  Don't have two or three "super large" paragraphs that contain all sorts of important information (like this post does!).  They probably won't be read as thoroughly as you would hope them to be.  Lastly, don't be afraid to have some white space on your resume.  It makes it so much more inviting and readable.  For help with your resume or cover letter, please email Darren Lowe at darrenlowe1222@gmail.com.

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