Resume Tips

The main goal of writing a resume is, as many of you are already aware of, to be invited for an interview and get a job. But the question you might have is “where to start?” Don’t worry, you’re not alone. That’s why we’re providing these resume tips.

Before you start writing a resume, let’s do an inventory of your background. You have to ask yourself “what have you done in your past that can be related to your career path” or “what is your skill sets that are useful for the specific job.” Then, print out the job description and highlight skills that the company wants, and compare it to your inventory. If your inventory and the company you’re applying for have a lot in common, you’re good to go! Oh, let’s not forget to do some research of the company. You may want to know what’s the main product of the company, mission statement, just anything about them. This will help you write a targeted resume and save you from feeling like you’re in a wrong place at the interview.

Let’s Start Putting It Together:

Take a look at the sample resumes. As you can see, your resume includes…

1. Contact Information

Make sure you have professional sounding email and voicemail. PLEASE avoid email address like “partydude2009@yahoo.com”

2. Education

Your education is very important. When you list your education, you have to have the title of the degree (i.e. B.S. in Computer Engineering), name of the institute (i.e. GotGame University), graduation date, and GPA if it is above 3.5.

3. Related Project

If you don’t have a lot of work experience, this is the place you can show your capability and contribution. List title of the project, where you completed, and the dates. Remember, this is RELATED project, so don’t list your finance project when you’re applying for a marketing job! Also, use action verb, such as “Led team of 5” or “Developed marketing plan.”

4. Experience

You can list your full time, internship, part-time, and volunteer work experience here. List work experience chronologically from the most recent to the oldest. In this section, you can really shine depending how you present your experience. Use action verbs, and use specific numbers if available (i.e. Interviewed over 700 applicants, Contributed in gaining 15% market share).

5. Skills

This section highlights the skill set employers seek, such as communication skill, technical skill, and language skill. So if you are trilingual in English, Chinese and Spanish, who also has amazing computer skills, and also easy to talk to, let’s list that on your resume!

6. Activities

If you have additional activities that are not directly related to the job description but shows your achievement or ability, let’s list them here.

As for the Reminder…

• Keep your resume in 1 page, using 10-12 fonts, and proof read it and make sure there are no grammatical errors



• Remember to customize your resume to the job you are applying for
• Do not list experience that are not related to the job description

Hope this helps you to write your resume. Happy job hunting!!