{"id":1415,"date":"2019-05-23T02:29:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T02:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hudson-main-site.ap.applyflow.com\/uncategorized\/resume-tips\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:48:11","slug":"resume-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/resumes-cover-letters\/resume-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume writing do\u2019s and don\u2019ts"},"content":{"rendered":"

DON\u2019T<\/strong><\/span> use multi-coloured text or too many different font sizes. Italics, underlining, shading, graphics and vertical\/horizontal lines or boxes are also best avoided.<\/p>\n

DO<\/strong><\/span> keep your resume length to a minimum \u2013 two or three pages is ideal. Print in black ink, on one side of each sheet of A4 size paper, and choose fonts like Verdana, Arial, Calibri or Times. Include lots of white space and break up your text as much as possible using subheadings and bullet points to aid scannability. Short, sharp chunks of text work best.<\/p>\n

DON\u2019T<\/strong><\/span> include personal details such as your date of birth, marital status or photo (unless you are applying for a job where these are relevant).<\/p>\n

DO<\/strong><\/span> include a link to your website, if you have one (and if it\u2019s related to your work). Whether it\u2019s a website or blog, or a Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram account, an online presence can really boost your image<\/a> and get you taken more seriously, especially for careers in the media, creative industries and IT.<\/p>\n

DON\u2019T<\/strong><\/span> make vague statements. Give facts context by backing them up with real examples. For instance, don\u2019t just say, \u201cI have excellent communication skills\u201d. Instead, say: \u201cMy excellent communication skills have been fine-tuned by\u2026 and proved invaluable when\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

DO<\/strong><\/span>, wherever possible, quantify your achievements. If you can say, for example, \u201cincreased sales by $50,000\u201d, \u201creduced turnover by 34%\u201d or \u201cincreased website traffic by 125%\u201d rather than making a more general claim, that will give your assertions more weight and clarity.<\/p>\n

DON\u2019T<\/strong><\/span> use a PDF format for your resume, especially for less IT-heavy industries, as some software won\u2019t be able to read it easily. Most companies prefer Word (.doc\/.docx) files wherever possible.<\/p>\n

DO<\/strong><\/span> use testimonials from previous employers. Consider adding them to your resume as hyperlinks, linking them to an employer testimonial on your LinkedIn profile<\/a> or website (if you have one).<\/p>\n

DON\u2019T<\/strong> <\/span>forget to tailor your resume for each job application<\/a>. The more precisely you address each of the criteria for the particular job, demonstrating how you fit and satisfy the criteria, the greater your chances of making the shortlist.<\/p>\n

DO <\/strong><\/span>proofread and spell-check \u2013 and check again. A recent CareerBuilder survey found that 58 per cent of resumes contain typos. Make sure yours isn\u2019t one of them! If you\u2019re often going back and tweaking or updating your resume, typos, spelling mistakes and formatting issues can creep in. Doing so can easily create a mismatched subject and verb or knock a sentence out of alignment. Re-read the resume in its entirety each time you make an amendment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DON\u2019T use multi-coloured text or too many different font sizes. Italics, underlining, shading, graphics and vertical\/horizontal lines or boxes are also best avoided. DO keep your resume length to a minimum \u2013 two or three pages is ideal. Print in black ink, on one side of each sheet of A4 size paper, and choose fonts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-1415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resumes-cover-letters","tag-resume-writingresume-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1415"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3860,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415\/revisions\/3860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/3782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}