Resume Writing Tips

It’s hard to know how to start a resume when you haven’t had a lot of job experience. Luckily, there are some handy tips and tricks that can help you make your resume look healthy even if you haven’t had a lot of jobs.Check out the steps below, and you’ll have your own resume written up in no time. Or just ask for help resume writing service.

1. Primary Contact InfoThis is easy-just your name, your primary contact number (cell phone is fine) and your email address. TIP: Make sure your email address & voicemail are professional! It’s easy to set up a new email account, and an inappropriate email address could cost you the job!
2. AddressesUsually you could just put your address with your primary contact info, but college students have a unique situation. Your “Current” address should be wherever you live now-your dorm, apartment, or wherever. Your “Permanent” address is probably going to be your “home” address (parent’s house, grandparents, etc.).
3. EducationEven if you are just out of high school, you should still list this. If your GPA isn’t so hot, you can leave it out. High School: Make sure you at least mark down the school name and grad year. College: Write down your current grade level, Major & Minor (if you’ve chosen them), and school. If your Major GPA (the GPA listed for all the courses in your major) is higher than your overall GPA, you might want to list both.
4. Paid ExperienceThis is your previous work experience. You can enter anything relevant-even if you’ve maintained a website for your mom and only gotten $20 for it, that’s still paid experience! Try to use “active” verbs, and use specifics if they help you seem more capable. Instead of “Was in charge of answering phones” you “Managed call center with 4 lines.” Especially write down anything unique or valuable that you did to change your workplace for the better.
5. Extracurricular ActivitiesUse this space to list your unpaid activities, like volunteer work, club participation, honor society, etc.
6. Computer SkillsEmployers are very interested in computer skills, so feel free to write down things that seem very basic or easy to you (like “blogging,” for example. I wrote that on a resume and it was one of the key things my employer wanted to talk about during the interview).Next time I’m going to be offering a downloadable copy of this sample resume, plus I’ll write up some more resume tips.

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