| When writing a resume, keep in mind that you | | | | 4. Spelling. This is a big one. Nothing leaves a |
| are trying to make a good first impression. | | | | lasting impression, than you spelling the company's |
| The last thing you want to be doing, is changing | | | | name wrong! Do your research before you |
| the color of the paper or changing the font to | | | | submit your resume, and make sure you know |
| something that is hard to read. Print your resume | | | | how to spell the company name, and/or the |
| on white or ivory paper of good stock. You can | | | | person you are sending it to. |
| find resume paper at the office supply store. | | | | 5. Not letting the people you are using for |
| You don't want to appear childish, which is what | | | | references know that you have included their |
| happens if you send in a colored resume with | | | | name on your resume. There is nothing more |
| different colored inks or font styles, and the last | | | | embarrassing than phoning a reference you have |
| thing you want to be doing, is handwriting in the | | | | supplied, to find out this person has not seen or |
| margins of your resume. | | | | heard from you in 20 years! |
| Don't laugh!.. as a small family business we receive | | | | You may be a great candidate for the job we |
| many resumes that are almost tossed away the | | | | wish to fill, but how are we going to know that if |
| minute we get them. Here are a few tips of what | | | | you give a sloppy first impression when writing |
| NOT to do when writing your resume. These are | | | | your resume. Have someone else proof read |
| actual resumes we have received: | | | | your resume, and don’t totally depend on |
| 1. Folded 3 or 4 times into a little square, to fit in | | | | spell check, this does not help with grammar. |
| your back pocket and then throw it across the | | | | Send us one sheet of right to the point facts |
| desk, or mail it that way! | | | | about your job history, education, and references. |
| 2. Printed on tracing paper, or scrap paper, or | | | | If you must go to two pages, use the second |
| graph paper, or whatever paper happened to be | | | | page for the references. We want to see your |
| around at the time, complete with coffee cup | | | | job experience on ONE page. Keep all these points |
| stain! | | | | in mind when writing your resume! |
| 3. Handwritten notes in between lines or crossed | | | | Just an opinion from a small family business point |
| out words, instead of updating the entire resume. | | | | of view! |