One of the most important things you will write in your life is your resume or CV, and quite probably you will have to do it more than once. When you are job hunting, very often, especially now that so many more jobs are advertised online, via job boards such as Monster, Reed, Total Jobs and indeed and many more your resume /CV becomes the first impression the hirer has of you, whether they have seen your online profile and head-hunted you, or you have applied for a vacancy.
As previously mentioned on this blog, there are many online resources to help you put together a winning resume /CV that will get your job application put in the pile for an interview rather than tossed in the bin. Try Googling Resume (or CV) templates, or tips for your resume (or CV).
There is more than one format to choose from when writing your resume or CV, two of them that I am most familiar with are the Chronological and functional.
The chronological resume is best suited to those who have not had long periods of unemployment and who are looking for jobs in the same or a similar field.
http://susanireland.com/resume/how-to-write/format/chronological-template/
http://www.careeronestop.org/ResumesInterviews/ResumeAdvice/SamplesTemplates/ChronologicalResumeSample.aspx
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Chronological-Resume
https://www.quintcareers.com/resume/
http://www.resumeworld.ca/resume-samples/entry-level-resumes-samples/chronological-resume.html
https://resumegenius.com/resume-formats/chronological-samples-writing-guide
If you have a patchy work history, have not worked for a long time or are needing to change careers, a functional resume may be the better format for you ~
http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/sample-of-a-functional-resume
http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/functional-resume-break-tradition
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7770-functional-resume.html
https://resumegenius.com/resume-formats/functional-samples-writing-guide
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Functional-Resume
http://susanireland.com/resume/how-to-write/format/functional-template/
https://templates.office.com/en-us/Resume-%28Functional-design%29-TM00002023
http://www.careeronestop.org/ResumesInterviews/ResumeAdvice/SamplesTemplates/FunctionalResumeSample.aspx
http://www.jobinterviewtools.com/blog/how-to-write-a-functional-resume/
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobsearchglossary/g/functionalresume.htm
http://womenforhire.com/templates/functional_resume_template/
http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/what-employers-really-think-about-functional-resumes
Other Google searches that can be very helpful are resumes for older jobseekers, sample resumes for people Over 50, resume for retired person sample, resume examples for older workers and resume for retiree returning to work.
Each format is right in certain circumstances and it is important to know the right one for your needs.
It can be very helpful to make use of online resume /CV samples and guides, there are generic ones and also industry specific examples, and it is good to know how to set up your document according to the job you are applying for or hoping to be head-hunted for when you post it on a job board.
Be sure when you think that the resume is finished, to proofread it yourself rather than just relying on the spell check, remember that many words have different spellings and different meanings, and an error will not show up on a spell check. Hirers are unforgiving when it comes to mistakes on resumes, the last thing you want is for a basic word to be misspelled or the document to be badly set out when the skills for the job require typing ability.
The ideal average length of a resume is two sides of A4, it may seem a lot when thinking how to fill it up, but to do yourself and your work history justice, it is actually not so much, so be sure to make the best of it as your first impression when being considered for that job.
Valerie Hedges
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