What your resume should look like in 2017

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Trends in the compilation of resumes change very quickly, so you need to constantly monitor what employers want in this document right now. In this case, never go out of fashion simplicity and brevity.

Edition Time Gathered a few tips on how to make a resume in 2017, and what to avoid in this document if you want an invitation for an interview.

Notice the format

The style of resume is important, but it is important to stick to balance here. The cleanliness, simplicity and easy to read font can be diluted with some color accents, which will emphasize the most important and add a “zest” to this document.

It is also worth paying attention to the font. Times New Roman, which everyone uses in almost all documents, is very boring, so you should abandon it, but at the same time, you should not be too original - the font should be easy to read and business-like.

Start with the most important

The top third of your resume is what employers will typically look at to determine if it's worth reading further. And he spends about 3 seconds on this. Therefore, in this part it is worth indicating links to your personal website, examples of your work, and contact information. It's also worth noting that if you use Hotmail or Yahoo email, your employer looks like you're living in the past, so it's time to switch to Gmail or, better yet, create an email account linked to your personal website.

Treat yourself like a brand.

In the summary, you must show how you can be helpful to your employer, what you can do for him, and not him for you.

You need to talk about your skills, emphasize exactly what your potential employer needs.

The same principle is worth making out your LinkedIn profile, indicating skills, achievements that make you a valuable employee and professional.

Highlight your key skills

They need to be indicated at the top of the summary, so that they must be noticed. In this case, you will be perceived as a person who can contribute something to the intended position, and not just as a job seeker.

It is worth changing this part of the resume to the requirements of each employer, highlighting what you can offer to him, instead of listing all your skills and creating a “universal” resume.

In addition, no employer pays attention to your psychological characteristics, which do not require special education or experience. Therefore, you shouldn’t even waste space in your resume on “I’m a quick learner,” “communicative,” etc. - no one will appreciate this.

Indicate your achievements

Don't force a potential employer to search for information about your achievements on the Internet. List everything you've accomplished on your resume. If you were given a promotion - why; if you managed to save the company money or streamline some process, describe how.

Use numbers and statistics

Do not be lazy to make calculations of the effectiveness of your work in previous positions: company savings; higher profits, etc. If you list these numbers on your resume, it will immediately increase your value as an employee in the eyes of a potential employer.

Observe adequate timeframes.

A resume is not a chronicle of your life or a biography, so if you are not an aspiring specialist, then you should throw out from this document information about your internship as a student, as well as information about positions that are not related to the field in which you want to work Now.

It is not necessary to indicate the positions that you occupied more than 10 years ago, unless they are key in gaining the experience you need to work in the position you are applying for.

There is also no point in indicating your age and graduation date - do not give the employer the opportunity to refuse you because you are too young or too old, focus on knowledge and experience.

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