- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 1: White Space
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 2: Bullet Points
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 3: Aligning Bullets
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 4: Paper
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 5: Length
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 6: Format
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 7: Objectives
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 8: Achievements
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 9: Job Descriptions
- 10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 10: Education & Training
Welcome to the first post in my series for creating a resume that will blow away the competition. In this series I’ll be sharing some tips with you that I use to create great resumes for my clients. Ready for the first tip? Here we go.
Have lots of white space. Hiring managers don’t want to see a resume that is crammed with information. Your resume should have top, bottom, left, and right margins that are greater than 0.5”. Anything less than that will look cramped and might get your resume tossed in the circular file (garbage can).
Also leave some space between the headings to make sure that they are eye catching. The whole point of headings is to indicate a separate area of information. They need to pop out.
You know that the competition out there is fierce for jobs right now. Don’t let this simple mistake of not having enough white space eliminate you from the competition. You deserve to have that perfect job!
Next time I will be discussing bullet points.
Until then,
