1. Create a Resume Employers Want to See! Greater Atlanta Job Fair Candidate Seminar

2. Summarize Your Expertise  Describe what you can do Two or three sentences at the most  Briefly outline your career focus  What to include Industries in which you’ve worked Your education

3. Focus on Achievements  Describe your accomplishments Don’t use job description Outline your achievements, creativity, skills  Use Power Words Begin sentences with power word or phrase  Facilitate, implement, develop, manage, create, coordinate, etc.

4. Proof Your Work  Proofread Ask someone else to proof application package Spelling errors, typos, poor grammar  May keep you from getting the interview Software spell check won’t catch every error  Accuracy is critical Dates, phone numbers

5. Make Your Resume Database Friendly  Resumes are scanned into electronic databases  Use words related to job Employers often search databases for keywords  Use a sans serif font such as Arial Easily recognized by software  Keep it simple Don’t use boxes, columns, or different fonts

6. Customize Each Resume  Specific to employer and job opening Change keywords to match job description Highlight skills necessary for job  Rearrange education and experience Depending upon which is most relevant to job