Have Effective is Your Résumé?
Does it drive responses to you? Do you get invites to interviews? A “NO” response to these two questions might mean your résumé is working against you. Assess your résumé against our questions below to determine what kind of first impression it projects. Here is one hundred points to begin. See how much of the 100 points you can retain.
Get Ready. BEGIN:
Take away FIVE points for each question if…
2. You use a résumé template in which one quarter of the page is taken up with section titles?
3. You use a Reverse Chronological résumé to transition to a new industry where you have no work history?
4. You use a Reverse Chronological résumé to transition to an occupation where you have no work history?
8. You résumé is more than two pages?
9. Your résumé flows over to a second page by just a few sentences?
10. Your margins are so narrow that your text is almost running off the page?
11. Your critical contact information of an e-mail address and telephone are the tiniest font on the paper and hardest to read?
12. You use an overabundance of font sizes to create a funky, artistic résumé and you are not even applying for a creative position?
13. Not one of your bulleted task statements begin with an action verb?
14. You completed your résumé before you read the job announcement?
15. You use the same identical résumé to apply for every position regardless of occupational title?
16. Your résumé is presented on blue paper with pictures of teddy bears creating a less than professional image?
17. Your references are stated in the body of your résumé, or the last statement on your résumé is References on Request?
18. Great skills stated on your résumé are not your best skills that match the job announcement?
19. You asked for résumé advice from a friend or family member instead of seeking professional guidance?
20. You think a completed résumé makes you prepared to begin your job search?
How did you score?
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