How to: prepare an effective resume
You should dedicate as much attention to your resume as you would to any one of your application essays. There are plenty of resume workbooks online for you to use. The following is a general summary of the principals you should follow to make your resume work for you.
Your resume should be:
- Informative
- Easy to read
- Free of extraneous words or phrases
- Active
- Consistently phrased
- Elegantly styled
Most importantly, your resume should get you an invitation to an interview. A single review of your resume should provide the required data for admissions committees.
Things to stress while preparing your resume:
- Professional and personal accomplishments
- Special skills
- Career progress
- Managerial aptitude
- Honors and awards (optional)
- Community work (optional)
As in your essays, scrutinize your resume for grammar and typing mistakes. Do not hesitate to remove superfluous or irrelevant information.
Resume preparation - recommended procedures:
- List your personal and professional accomplishments.
- Summarize what you learned from each experience.
- Describe each experience to form a complete image of yourself.
- Differentiate your professional positions, even if they are similar in nature.
Remember - your resume is a mirror image of yourself. Think of what you want others to notice when they look at you or hear you speak and highlight those traits in your resume.