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Resumes are what people use to get job vacancies, right?

Wrong!

A resume is a summary of your education, skills, accomplishments, and experience. Your résumé's purpose is to get your foot in the door. A resume does its job successfully if it does not exclude you from consideration for an job vacancy interview.

To prepare a successful resume, you need to know how to review, summarize, and present your experiences and achievements as briefly and concisely as possible.

Your resume is your ticket to a job vacancy interview where you can sell yourself!

1.      Do a self-assessment – Outline your skills and abilities, this will make it easier to prepare a thorough resume;

2.      All of your contact information should go at the top of the resume;

3.      Add an objective or summary which tells potential employers the sort of work you’re hoping to do;

4.      Education - New graduates without a lot of work experience should list their educational information first;

5.      Work Experience - Briefly give the employer an overview of work that has taught you skills. Describe your job duties. Include your work experience in reverse chronological order—that is, put your last job first and work backward to your first, relevant job. Emphasise on achievements and do not forget to include dates of employment;

6.      Other Information - Key or special skills or competencies; Leadership experience in volunteer organizations; Participation in sports;

7.      References – Always ask people if they are willing to act as referees before putting their name forward in a resume.  Do not include your reference information on your resume. You may note at the bottom of your resume: "References furnished on request."

IMPORTANT TIPS:

q       Run a spell check on your computer before presenting your resume;

q       Run a grammar review or get a friend to check the resume out for you;

q       Ask another friend to proofread – the more people checking out your resume the more likely that misspelled words or grammar mistakes will be seen and corrected;

Send us your resume on mhcs@onvol.net or through any of the jobs listed in our job vacancy list.  We will get back to you with more information.