Resume Tips

Preparing Your Resume

• Keep it brief and to the point

• Don't let it be too cluttered. Keep the paragraphs short and space them out, make the headings clear, leave plenty of visible space on each page.

• Your resume must be easily readable. if you are going to submit your resume electronically by e-mail, or if it is going to scanned, make sure it is in basic font, like Times New roman.

Recognize Your Skills and Attributes

There are three kinds of skills you need in the world of work

• Technical skills are the specialized skills and knowledge required to perform specific duties. For example, driving a forklift , word processing, bookkeeping, nursing etc. Each one of these broader skills is made up of many specific skills a person must be able to do in order to complete those technical tasks.

• Transferable skills are the basic skills required to perform a variety of tasks. They can be "transferred" from one area of work to another. For the example, skills in money handling, customer service, communication, and organization.

• Personal skills are the individual attributes you have such as attitudes, work habits, and styles of operation. For example the ability to work under pressure, to work unsupervised, and being trustworthy, honest, and reliable

The more skills you have, the more employable you are. These days, how you got the skills is not as important as whether you can put them to use in the workplace.

The secret to remaining in the workforce is to be multi-skilled, and to be able to transfer skills from one area of your life and work to another. We must continually learn new skills.