How Do You Make Attractive CV (Resume)?
Writing a "get noticed" resume or CV does require some skill to know what the employers are looking for if you want to get past their first initial resume scan and not end up in the garbage. With the hundreds of resumes for each opening some employers receive, they do not have time to read a wordy resume or to try to figure out what your skills are.
My recommendations:
Make your skills and qualifications stand out front and center
Use bullets to make each qualification stand out
Use well worded headings such as, "professional experience" or " management & leadership skills"
Use a basic font such as Times Roman or Ariel. Font size 11 works well (not too small or too big)
Use a pleasing format and I will center those points that are unique or I want to stand out
Use one of the resume templates that Word has available
Very important: No spelling errors (run spell check) or any marks on paper
If sending out in the mail: Use 100% cotton professional resume paper (stick with white or ivory)
The CV (resume) is a marketing tool; it should sell you to prospective employers the same way an advertisement entices you to purchase a product. It is the first impression employers will have of you and from it, they will decide if they ever want to meet you. Here are some tips can help you to make an attractive resume. Your CV should be easy to scan and visually appealing. Write your resume using phases, not sentences. Leave spaces between major sections and emphasize headings using boldface type, capital letters or underling. Your CV should look neat, clean and attractive. Select a good quality paper for your CV in a conservative color such as white, ivory or beige. Your CV should be one or two pages and make sure it is free of spelling, grammatical and typographical errors. When describing your job duties and accomplishments use short statement and action words like initiated, created, inspected, etc. Do not list the names and addresses of your references; just add a reference stat
