Resume Writer
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Hi Everyone,
I wanted to share some information with everyone that has been passed along by HR Managers that I know. The information deals with contact information, email addresses and things to NOT do on your resume.
It is imperative that your complete contact info be easy to read and at the top of the page. This includes your full name, phone number, home and email addresses. At least 1 out of 7 resumes that are submitted do not have an email address on them. In this day and age, it is like not including a phone number. A recruiter recently had a candidate not include any contact info on his resume. When asked about such, his response was that it was on his cover letter. Who is to say that the cover letter will make it from Contact A to Contact B and all the way to the hiring manager?"
Speaking of email addresses, your address should be professional. HR Managers shared that they do receive the occasional resume with an email address such as hot-sexy-kitten, son of satan and beerguzzler, etc. Remember, a resume will be the first impression an employer will have of you, so make it a good one!
Do not use the headers and footers feature in Word to include your contact info. This requires hiring managers to manually put this information into their database. In addition, many job seekers use the standard Word template format. Not only do most candidates often pick a very small font size for their contact info, which requires the reader to set his/her screen display to the 150% setting, but also your contact info will most likely be lost when it is entered into a HR recruiting system. Furthermore, do not shade your contact info in gray, use fancy hard to read fonts or graphical lines around such. If your resume is more than one page, it is often a good idea to include your name, phone number and email address on page 2.
In closing, whenever your contact info changes, make sure you update your information with the Hiring Managers. This gives you an excellent opportunity to put your name in front of them again. You never know what new requisition just came across their desk. Being on the top of their mind can never hurt.
With the many ISP's changing hands everyday or going out of business, create a permanent email address. There are plenty of free services out there such as Yahoo or Hotmail. Many candidates opt to use a work email address. It is often not a good idea to do so, for two major reasons. One, what if you leave that position? How will a recruiter be able to email you a new posting? Two, many employers monitor their employee's email boxes. This could compromise your current position.
Kathy
I wanted to share some information with everyone that has been passed along by HR Managers that I know. The information deals with contact information, email addresses and things to NOT do on your resume.
It is imperative that your complete contact info be easy to read and at the top of the page. This includes your full name, phone number, home and email addresses. At least 1 out of 7 resumes that are submitted do not have an email address on them. In this day and age, it is like not including a phone number. A recruiter recently had a candidate not include any contact info on his resume. When asked about such, his response was that it was on his cover letter. Who is to say that the cover letter will make it from Contact A to Contact B and all the way to the hiring manager?"
Speaking of email addresses, your address should be professional. HR Managers shared that they do receive the occasional resume with an email address such as hot-sexy-kitten, son of satan and beerguzzler, etc. Remember, a resume will be the first impression an employer will have of you, so make it a good one!
Do not use the headers and footers feature in Word to include your contact info. This requires hiring managers to manually put this information into their database. In addition, many job seekers use the standard Word template format. Not only do most candidates often pick a very small font size for their contact info, which requires the reader to set his/her screen display to the 150% setting, but also your contact info will most likely be lost when it is entered into a HR recruiting system. Furthermore, do not shade your contact info in gray, use fancy hard to read fonts or graphical lines around such. If your resume is more than one page, it is often a good idea to include your name, phone number and email address on page 2.
In closing, whenever your contact info changes, make sure you update your information with the Hiring Managers. This gives you an excellent opportunity to put your name in front of them again. You never know what new requisition just came across their desk. Being on the top of their mind can never hurt.
With the many ISP's changing hands everyday or going out of business, create a permanent email address. There are plenty of free services out there such as Yahoo or Hotmail. Many candidates opt to use a work email address. It is often not a good idea to do so, for two major reasons. One, what if you leave that position? How will a recruiter be able to email you a new posting? Two, many employers monitor their employee's email boxes. This could compromise your current position.
Kathy
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