Resume Tips

Summarize your education and employment experience.

Be sure to focus on the aspects of your background that match the requirements of the job you're applying for, and skip the things that are outdated or irrelevant.

Describe your specific strengths and expertise.

Convey, if appropriate, how your skills might be applied in new or different ways or for a different type of job than you've had in the past. 

Highlight your accomplishments in previous jobs, not just your duties or responsibilities.

Everyone has job duties; it's how you approached them and what you accomplished in carrying them out that makes you stand out.

Highlight specific qualifications for this job.

If you are applying for a specific position, be sure to call out experience or accomplishments that make you qualified—or even more qualified than another applicant. For example, if you've worked with a particular technology the job requires or you have experience that might give you an edge, be sure to mention it.

And don't underestimate how important it is to:

Make sure your resume is completely up-to-date, including ensuring your contact information is current. Be honest. Paint the best possible picture of yourself, but don't exaggerate.  And proofread for typos and errors - more than once!