![]() If a job requires it, make sure your objectives are extremely specific and tailored to the job you’re applying for. Do not have an “Objective” section at the top of your resume.Do not have your birth-date, marital status, parents’ names, social security or passport or other identification numbers, sexuality, or anything else.(UC Berkeley and IIT Bombay are fine other three/four-letter school acronyms are not.) When in doubt, expand. Expand any abbreviations in school names people won’t know.Use Times New Roman or another font like this.pdf named First Name Last Name Resume.pdf. Do put your experience first and your education second, unless you just graduated.Do use keywords in your resume, based on what people in your job want to see.Do show your soft skills in your bullet point descriptions of your duties at previous jobs.Employers like to see that you are unique, multifaceted, and knowledgeable. I once spent an entire law firm interview talking about my figure-skating experience. Do make sure you include certifications, internships, clubs you were a part of, awards you received in college, etc.Here are capitalization tips if English is not your first language: Capitalize the first word and nothing else that isn’t a proper noun. ![]() Describe older positions with bullet points starting with past tense verbs like “Identified,” “Researched,” “Wrote,” etc.Describe the current position you’re in with bullet points starting with present tense verbs like “Identify,” “Research,” “Write,” etc.Do have your name at the top with one email address, one phone number, and address (if you must) in the header.
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