Resume format, content, and order of information
Pick out your two or three favorite sample resumes. Examine them from top to bottom. Here are some basic questions to consider:
- What first impression does the resume generate? How is it formatted?
- What appears first on the page?
- How does the resume identify the candidate? Does it include a street address, an email address and a phone number?
- Does the resume include a brief yet effective resume objective and a qualification summary?
- Does the resume presented educational information before or after a qualification summary? Before or after experience? How ill you present this information?
- How does the resume order information about the candidate's work history, qualification, and resume objectives?
- Does the resume use as few line as possible, reserving most of the page for critical information?
- Does the resume use columns, with dates on the left and descriptions on the right, or a block format?
- Are headlines centered or left justified?
- Does relevant information appear under clearly phrased and focused headlines?
