Writing a good resume
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A résumé is a document that contains a summary of relevant job experience and education. The résumé is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview, when seeking employment. The résumé is comparable to a curriculum vitae in many countries, although in United States and Canada it is substantially different.[1]
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General
Tailor your résumé to the job
Highlight specific skills that are of interest to the position you are applying for.
Things to avoid
Bad/Childish email addresses
Since the human-resource department usually have to handle a lot of emails each day, many of them will develop quick ways to eliminate potentially unsuitable candidates. The first thing that they will notice is the email address of a person. If someone uses an address with childish names such as ihateyou@somewhere.com, his application will most probably be struck out immediately. This is also true regarding to the email domain (the part after the '@' symbol). This means that someone with the address ending in hellokitty.com will not be taken seriously as well.[2]
It is recommended that applicants use a proper email address and domain. The best suited format is last_name.first_name@domain.com. A good example will be: jane.doe@gmail.com. [3]
Resources
Resume Writing Tipsheet by the Career Development Center at Brown University: [1]
