SUNY Orange � Office of Career & Internship Services                                  Resume Guidelines 2008-2009
	


HELPFUL TIPS FOR AN EFFECTIVE RESUME


?	Keep the resume to one page unless you have ten or more years of professional experience or developmental training.

?	Use bulleted phrases starting with the action verb to describe your duties on the job.

?	Do not make any reference to yourself:  I, me, we, and so on.

?	Job descriptions should be results oriented (e.g. Shortened customer wait time in reception area by 40 minutes).

?	Begin with recent work experience and work backwards.

?	Use indentation, underlining, bold and Capitalization for emphasis.

?	Use 24 lb. bond white or ivory paper on a laser quality printer.

?	Proofread your work.  Have someone else proofread it.  

?	Avoid using extra words such as �a� or �the.�  (Example:  Answered multi-line phone system.)

?	Do not lie or exaggerate the truth.

?	Cell phone numbers should be included only if you frequently check messages or have a professional answer recorded for incoming callbacks.





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