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 Nine Resume Tips to a Perfect Resume:

• Avoid the fancy layout, font, and other special effects. Stick to traditional font of Times New Roman, 9 to 12 point size, and black type against a white paper. You might try a different type size for your name and the companies you have worked for, perhaps your title. But try to be consistent. Go easy on boldface type, italics, and underlining.
• Prepare it in a simple Word format that can easily be viewed on most computers. Not a table format or template.
• Use a reverse chronological order. List your present, or most recent job, first, and then work backwards. You state the complete name of the company you work for, or have worked for, and what they do, how long you were there–month and year. Then list the position you held and your accomplishments. You don’t have to use full sentences. Begin with verbs. “Managed company tax reporting, finance, invoicing, purchasing,” for example.
• Get rid of objectives and summary and all that silly stuff. It’s all fluff. An employer doesn’t care about your objective. He cares about his.
• Skip personal information such as married with three kids. Sounds stable to you. But to a hiring authority looking for someone to travel, it may keep you from being interviewed.
• Stories sell. Numbers, statistics, percentages get attention if you put in bold type. Increased profit by this 28%. Came under budget by 30%. If you were born and raised on chicken farm, note it on your résumé.
• Fuzzy key words and phrases should be avoided. These include customer-oriented, excellent communications skills, and creative. These words lack meaning and do absolutely nothing to help you get an interview.
• Use words that refer to titles- customer service, controller, manager, accountant,
• Get the photos off your résumé. You are looking for a job, not a date.

Useful News Articles:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2011/11/04/final-cut-words-to-strike-from-your-resume/
www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45eejl/tips-for-creating-the-best-possible-resume/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/05/10/how-to-write-a-resume-when-youre-just-out-of-college/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/03/26/what-your-resume-is-up-against/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/who-will-hire-me-creating-21st-century-resumes/
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/10-things-job-applicants-should-know/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/jobs/28search.html?_r=0