Whether you are in your first year of college or bopping your way through your senior year crossing your fingers you’ll find a job, NOW is the time to step up your resume game. Resumes are a crucial part in landing a job. They are only looked at for 15-30 seconds and can make or break your chance to move to the next round.
I was part of a business fraternity a couple of years in college and I learned so much valuable information about resumes during my time in the club. The biggest tip I took away was to stay clear of template resumes you find on Word or online. Create your own unique resume because that will show you put time and effort into the creation of your resume rather than Googling a quick resume creator. Remember to keep your resume sleek and clear. Use consistent fonts and stick to black font on resume paper. Everything should be around a 12 point font, besides your name in the heading, which should be a little larger to stand out.
Another tip is to try your best to keep your resume under one page. Only use information from the past couple of years and cater your experiences to the job you are applying for. I once learned it is a great idea to have a master resume that is multiple pages so you can copy and paste relevant experiences onto a single page resume for the job you are applying to. Once you are a junior in college, stay away from including experiences on you resume from high school. Companies want to see you’ve done something substaintial since your high school days. Below is an example resume you can reference:
Let me know if this helped you out! Good luck with your job/internship search!
xoxo
Olivia
Wow you read my mind! I was sitting down to do this for the first time so confused! SO helpful thank you!!
Emma | With A City Dream
Yay! I am so glad this helped you out! xo
Love this template!!
http://www.maggiealamode.com
Thanks Maggie!
Nice picture 😉
XX
Mónica Sors
MES VOYAGES À PARIS
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Great resume tips, lady! Such a good skill to have your pocket. 🙂
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
This is such a great post Olivia! I'm graduating in a short 8 weeks and am in high gear trying to get all my things in order!
Rachel | http://www.seashellsandsparkles.com
Such great tips, I am always tweaking my resume!
XO Chelsea http://www.shesaidhesaidfashion.com
This is really helpful! I'm always at a loss when it comes to putting my resume together and I want it to look as professional as possible. Bookmarking this page for future reference!
I found this very helpful. I've never made a resume before and now I'm needing one for work. Thanks for sharing 🙂
These are such great tips. I'm so thankful I don't have to have one anymore, but would definitely defer to these if the time ever comes again in the future. 🙂
xx Leah / http://www.eatpraywearlove.com
Great post dear! Thank you for sharing!
Hugs, Pisa ❤
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Thanks so much Monica!!
Thank you so much, Rachel! I'm done in 6 weeks and it's so scary but exciting!!
Thank you, Ashley! xo
Same!! It is so important to polish it as much as you can
Yay! I'm so glad you found it helpful!!
You are so welcome!! xo
Always good to have a reference!! Thanks for stopping by! xo
You are welcome, Pisa!
Great template!
I need to update my resume so that whenever I am applying for my next position it's already ready for me.
xoxo, Jenny
Always useful! I definitely need to update my resume soon!
WritingMonique
Such an informative, detailed and helpful post to many! xx
Jasmine || http://www.blogsallbeautyy.blogspot.co.uk
Awesome, thanks! I need to revamp mine so that it's one page.
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This is such a helpful post seeing as I am currently working on putting together a resume. Definitely using this as a guide!
X,
Cristina
cristinawashere.com
Thank you so much, Jenny!
Thank you, Monique!
I'm so glad this helps you out! Have a great weekend! xo
You are so welcome!
so helpful..thank you so much for this dear..
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Very useful! Xx
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Great template girlfriend! I'm sure you've faired preeeeeetty darn well thus far with your know how. <3
Coming Up Roses
Definitely bookmarking this! So helpful, thank you!
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