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Resume Building Tips from HR Professionals

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  1. Better Resume
    4 Topics
    1. Use Bold Titles and Make Sure Your Resume Data is Easy to Find
    2. Keep Your Resume Short, Avoid Mistakes, and Grab Attention!
    3. Learn Angela's Five Common Mistakes on LinkedIn
    4. Use Photos, Extras, Keywords, and Relevant Experience
  2. Qualities HR Cares About
    2 Topics
  3. What Experience Matters
    3 Topics


Learn how to Make Your Resume Stand and Network on LinkedIn

First, it’s important to have a solid resume and LinkedIn profile when you’re looking for employment. Resume building can be a little difficult. Essentially, you need to squeeze a lot of information about your previous employers and educational institutions onto one page. LinkedIn allows you to do a little more, elaborating on skills and experience in an easier-to-browse way.

We asked Andrew and Angela about resume building and LinkedIn profiles. They gave similar but differing views on the topic.

 

  • Use bold titles and be mindful of time spent. Recruiters usually start by looking at the titleholder and the length spent at previous employers.
  • Make sure data is easy to identify. Show only relevant information in an easy-to-find, tight format on the resume itself.
  • Keep the formatting nice and professional. Avoid flashy fonts and design, and include bullet points as this makes it easier to read without blocks of text.
  • Bridge gaps and highlight accomplishments. Show that you did many different tasks at your previous employers.
  • Keep it simple and short. One page is fine, especially if you graduated recently.
  • Show results. You want to mention specifics, like an increase in sales, instead of just saying what you did. Try to show, don’t tell!
  • Grab attention. Focus on important points ASAP, titles in bold and with separate, clear-to-read dates. Use numbers to describe work experiences, as these stand out.
  • Avoid mistakes. Make sure all your information is correct and use proper formatting. Avoid including information like weird email addresses and a list of your languages.
  • Use a professional picture. Avoid photos from other social media like Facebook.
  • Fill in everything. Cover your background, jobs, clubs, associations, skills, and more. Treat it like a secondary resume.
  • Elaborate on your jobs. Share more about your accomplishments and use examples. This can be longer than your one-page resume.
  • Build a network. Add more connections, like teachers, classmates, people in the industry, coworkers, and more. Even people from networking events!
  • Use LinkedIn ongoing. You can contact people and get career advice. Meet up in person with a recruiter, they like proactive behaviors.
  • Ensure the photo is professional. A good head-shot with a suit and tie is a good approach.
  • Complete your profile. All fields in LinkedIn should be filled out in full.
  • Experience is number one. It should be top, giving a good snapshot of your background.
  • Extras are useful. Like the skills section, which helps with the search.
  • Keywords are important. Selecting the right keywords will get you noticed on LinkedIn as recruiters search for these terms.
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