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How To Develop a great Resume
Your resume is arguably the most valuable piece of paper for your career. But this document can be daunting for many. Maybe you’re not sure how to fit in all your information onto one page. Maybe you’re not sure about the right way to format and write your resume. Maybe you don’t even know what
the heck a resume is! Whatever your concern, we’ll break down everything you need to know about making the perfect resume, from scratch.
What Is a Resume?
A resume is a summary of your career, whether yours is just getting started or has been going on for years. Coming in at around one page in length (two only under specific circumstances), it showcases the jobs you’ve held and currently hold, the responsibilities you’ve taken on, the skills you’ve developed,
and the qualities you bring to the table as an employee. Together, those things make it super easy for any hiring manager to see your qualifications and fit for a role.
Hiring managers look for three things on your resume, “What did you do? Why did you do it? And what was the result? If you can answer all three of these questions in…Your resume bullet points, you’re going to be on the right track.
The hiring manager also cares about more than just you and you alone—they care about you in relation to them. “Hiring managers want to see if a candidate matches the requirements” of the role they’re hiring for.
How Do You Write a Resume?
Whether you’re someone who’s never written a resume in your life, or you need a nice, thorough refresher on the process of creating one, follow these steps to go from a blank page to a complete—and dare I say beautiful—document.
Pick Your Format
Before you start typing one single thing, you have to decide what you want the overall resume to look like. In general, you’re most likely to cover and/or include sections on the following:
- Your work experience
- Your non-work experience, including professional organizations, community involvement, or
side projects - Your education and certifications
- Your skills (specifically hard skills) and interests
