Tuesday, November 29, 2011

How to begin your resume?


Resume should be properly written with its correct format. The introduction of your resume is a very important section in every resume irrespective of the job position applied. It is the first segment in the resume that the employer would go through.
Resume Contact Details

Hence, it is the most important section to be carefully drafted. If any mistake or error is found in the resume then it would distract the reader’s attention and won’t go through the rest of it. It should include your contact details. The contact details should begin with your correct full name. It is to be followed by your current residential address, telephone or email address.
These contact details should be accurate. This information would be used by the recruiter to contact your once the resume is short listed for a particular job. The formatting of this section should be done in such a way that there should be slight difference from the other content in the resume.
It should stand out and inform quickly your contact details to the employer. For this, you have to make the font size of the contact details slightly bigger than the rest of the resume. You can even highlight is by making it bold. The contact details should be properly formatted and placed in the center of the page.
You can even refer to samples or illustrations available in various resume websites. It will help you to draft a proper introduction of the resume. This would retain the interest of the reader and they would continue read your entire resume. It would increase your chance for being shortlisted for the job interview.
The information mentioned here can be used to begin drafting your resume with the most important segment contact details.
In the next blog, we would discuss about the right method to draft the career objective section in the resume.

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