08. Resume Writing: Content
Posted by Ric on November 2nd, 2008
The single purpose of your resume is to get you an interview. Your resume will get you an interview if the recruiter or employer can see that your combination of IT work experience, education, training and achievements can benefit them.
The resume style and format used in these pages has been developed over the past 20 years and has consistently helped candidates to get the right job. And employers to hire the right people.
The resume content is grouped into 2 main areas, the Heading and the Body:
Resume Heading
The Resume Heading has the following three main areas:
- Your complete name, address, telephone number and e-mail
- languages spoken and written
- A list of your degrees and professional certifications
Resume Body
- work experience
- educational experience
- professional training
- awards
- community service
- competitive sports
- hobbies
- travel.
We can review these areas in detail in the following pages.
Table of Contents
- 01. Easy Steps To Writing A Resume That Will Get You Interviews
- 02. Resume Writing: Present all the benefits you can provide to an employer
- 03. Resume Writing: 5 major employer hiring concerns
- 04. Resume Writing: The single purpose of an IT resume
- 05. Resume Writing: Use a universal document type
- 06. Resume Writing: Use a meaningful resume file name
- 07. Resume Writing: Length
- 08. Resume Writing: Content
- 09. Resume Writing: Content - Heading
- 10. Resume Writing: Content - Body
- 11. Resume Writing: Content - Layout
- 12. Resume Writing: Take action!
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