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How To Write A Resume
A resume should present what you have
learned, achieved, or demonstrated that may benefit a potential employer.
It's not just about work history but presenting yourself in an interesting
way in order to attract a position that you are applying for.
You can search the Internet for examples on
how to layout your resume but the true test is actually writing a resume
that will capture your abilities and skills. It's almost like
writing a sales ad for yourself. In essence that is what you are
trying to do is sell yourself to a potential employer.
When writing a resume do not fill up the
pages with unnecessary information, instead write an evaluation about your
skills and experience. The length of the resume is not a plus but
the truthfulness is. A resume may not get you the job but it will
provide the means to present the reader with your experience.
Layout the resume for the position you are
applying for. The first steps in writing a resume is to gather a
list of your work experience, professional activities, education, etc.
Next you must lay your resume out in a professional format.
The following is a guide to the structure/format that
you should use when writing your résumé:
 | List information in reverse chronological order
beginning with the present.
List information in a consistent manner. Look at other
résumés to develop a form that you are comfortable with.
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| Keep the information clear and concise.
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| Focus on your strengths.
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| Edit the information and tailor it to the
opportunity, leaving out unnecessary and negative information.
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| Eliminate categories where you have little or no
experience.
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| The résumé must be typed. It needs to be clear and
readable.
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| Update your résumé at least once a year to include
new exhibitions, employment, publications and other opportunities. Keep
an archive of your professional activities, exhibition announcements,
names and dates of activities, other professional activities.
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A cover letter usually accompanies a
resume. The function of the cover letter is to express what
interests you. Do not make the cover letter too long as employers are
mainly interested in getting through the pile of resume they receive in
order to select candidates for interviews. A cover letter should be
very short and to the point providing a formal introduction of who you are
and and explanation of what you want. A cover letter is not an
artist's or personal statement.
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