Helpful Resources and Tips for Building a Resume
Each of us has to write a resume, and often it plays a key role in choosing a candidate for a desired vacancy and program.What should you pay attention to when designing it?And what to write about when you want to tell as much as possible?
General Tips
Provide only information that is relevant to the desired job or program. You could study, intern and work in different places.And if education should definitely be indicated in the resume, then you should not reflect every position.Choose only the experience that is interesting to the employer and will show that you will be useful.
Concentrate on achievement. Don't just list your roles and skills.Write about how the past company benefited from you, and if possible, indicate the result in numbers.For example, don't just say you were in sales, but how much sales increased thanks to you.
Write personally about your role and teamwork. You do not need to write "we" all the time, just like write "I" all the time.Include both personal and joint accomplishments.Write what role you played in the team when it comes to teamwork.
Recommendations from Harvard University
The university has prepared a special tutorial for those who write a resume.What should be the ideal CV in the opinion of the university?
It will make an impression in 15-30 seconds.
After reading it, the employer will want to invite you for an interview.
It shows your strengths and differentiation from other candidates.
The CV provides concise and relevant information about your education, experience and opportunities.
It reflects how you will benefit the company.
In the column about trainingthe university advises you to indicate how much time per week you spent taking job-relevant courses.It is worth writing about education and work experience in chronological order.
The resume does not need to mention age, marital status, religious affiliation.This is personal information and should not affect your skills and merit.
Recommendations from Yale University
University writes about the main mistakes that should not be made in the resume.Before submitting your CV to an overseas university, make sure you are not admitted. What shouldn't be done? And how can you avoid this?
Do not re-read the resume.And this is necessary to check your grammar.Better to slowly go through the text and say all the words.
Use storytelling style and big sentences.Instead, write short and structured.
Include photo, gender and marital status in resume.Just don't do it.
List of all positions and experiences in full.Choose only what you need for the desired vacancy and write about it.
Jargon and slang.Reread and make sure it's not on your resume!
A lot of empty space or heavy workload.Try to keep your resume balanced and readable.
Applicant does not show results.Talk about achievements and, if possible, back them up with numbers.
Recommendations from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
On the university page you will find a comparative table of resumesfor admission to the university and to work. The skills, qualities and additional information to be provided will differ depending on where you are submitting your resume.
What you need to know about universities?
The main values of universities: detail and thoroughness, joint decision-making;
What should be able tocandidate: do research, publish, teach;
What you need to know about the employer?
The main values are here: efficiency, the ability to apply knowledge in practice.The employer values brevity, so the resume should not be more than 1-2 pages;
What should a candidate be able to do?Depends on the desired position.There are no universal skills;
Sites for registration
Below are the sites where you can prepare infographics or write a complete resume...Be careful with the design so that nothing distracts from the main thing - information about you.
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