Writing Your Resume

Writing a resume may seem stressful and scary at first because one may not realize what to write about. However, the first step to writing a resume is grabbing a piece of paper and pen and writing down the answers to the following questions: what are your personal skills that you possess or learned along the way? What skills are you proud of and make you stand out from others? One of the most important features to include in a resume is using quantitative information because future employers like to see a mention of dates, dollars, money or time saved. or brand names in resumes.
 
Resumes are made for a job-hunter to stand out from their competition. The usual time it takes an employer or the HR department to look through a resume is about 8 seconds. In those 8 seconds a person's resume better stand out to the employer in order for them to stop and really examine the job-seeker's resume. Some helpful information to include in a resume is: volunteer, community, and unpaid work, educational experience, administration, and customer service background. It is also important to include responsibility roles given, computer skills, and any positive feedback from customers or companies employers.

The final step when writing a resume is either posting it everywhere on the Internet, where everyone can see it or you can send it to particular employers whom you have targeted. After your resume is out in the open all you have left is the waiting game in which you wait and see who reaches out to you for potential hiring. Not every employer is the same and looks for the exact same type of resume, that is why it is your job to do some researching before putting your resume out and into the open Internet.