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This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by careernaija: 12:39pm On Oct 26, 2016 |
What resume writing tips can get you ahead in 2017? An effective resume is the foundation of every successful job campaign. Most people only get to write their CV when they are seeking employment but resume writing skills is important for both fresh and advanced graduates who are seeking career advancement. A good resume’s purpose is to summarize the key element of your past experience that you would like employers to consider when you are seeking employment. Therefore a good resume must tell a better version of your career life story. Common Mistakes People Make With Resume A lot of people make mistakes when writing their resume. Here are some of the common mistakes Having one version for all job application Using the same old resume continually without updating Typographical and spelling errors Unexplained gaps Adding unnecessary information Four Common Resume Format There are several formats for resumes but the 4 common formats are: Chronological resume. Functional resume. Combination resume Targeted resume The Component of a good resume A professional resume should always contain the following: Bio-data: This includes identification information such as your name, address and current phone number. You may add an additional phone number which must also be a working phone number Objective: The objective section contains a single phrase expressing the specific type of employment you are seeking and or the principal skills you want to use on the job. Once you have a clear objective, you should use it as a thesis for the remainder of your resume; only information that supports your career objective should be included on the resume. Education: This section should contain information about your education with the most current stated first. It should include details about your education, including location, degree, date of graduation, major or related course work and grade. If you have attained any higher educational qualification, you do not need to include information about your secondary school. Employment history: This segment comprises the summary of previous employment to date. Start with your current position and work backward. Make sure you include all employment relevant to your career objective in any way. Internships can be listed either employment or under. Provide the name of the employer, the employer’s location, your job title, dates of employment, and simple verb phrases to summarize your main activities on the job (see “action verb” list). Whenever possible quantify and qualify data with specific details and statistics that illustrate your potential. Activities/Honors/ Skills/ Publication: Additional areas that may be included on the resume if space allows. List all major activities and awards as well as any skills that are relevant to your career objective. These can show leadership, organization, critical thinking, teamwork, self-management, initiative and influencing others. References: There is no need to list your references on your CV. Rather; the transcripts can be listed as “available upon request”. (Make sure you have references, phone numbers, and business addresses ready on a separate sheet whenever you go to an interview.) Important Tips to Remember When Writing your Resume Personal information like height, weight, sex, and marital status should not be listed on the resume. Such factors are irrelevant and cannot legally be considered in employment decisions. Remember to keep all information on the resume concise and clear. A one-page resume is best, although people with extensive experience or advanced degrees may have to use two pages. Be scrupulously careful when you proofread: Some employers will refuse to consider candidates who submit resumes with spelling or typographical errors. ACTION VERBS to Use on Your Resume’s JOB DESCRIPTIONS Words are important when writing your CV, especially when describing your previous job responsibilities. In order to make your CV stand out, you have to use verb phrases. Imagine you are telling someone about your job. You usually will begin a sentence with “I. . . . ” For example, “I supervise ten employees. On the resume, instead of starting with “I”, you simply omit it and use only the remaining verb phrases to describe the work you do e.g. “Supervise ten employees or organize mass mailings.” If you are having difficulty finding the right verbs to describe your work, choose from the following list: accomplished achieved acquired acted adapted addressed adjusted administered advanced advised allocated analyzed applied appraised approved arranged assembled assigned assisted attained audited author automated balanced brought budgeted built calculated catalogued chaired changed clarified coached collected communicated compared compiled completed composed computed computerized conceptualized conceived concluded conducted conserved consolidated contained continued contracted contributed controlled coordinated corrected corresponded counseled created critiqued cut decreased delegated decided defined delivered demonstrated determined designed developed devised diagnosed directed dispatched distinguished distributed diversified drafted edited educated eliminated enabled encouraged engineered enlisted established ensured estimated evaluated examined executed expanded expedited extracted fabricated facilitated familiarized fashioned finalized focused forecast formulated founded gathered generated graded guided handled headed up identified illustrated implemented improved increased indoctrinated influenced informed initiated innovated inspected instructed insured integrated interpreted interviewed introduced invented investigated kept launched lectured led made maintained managed manufactured marketed mediated moderated modified monitored motivated negotiated observed operated ordered organized originated outsold overhauled oversaw participated performed persuaded planned prepared presented presided prioritized processed produced programmed projected promoted proposed provided publicized published purchased recommended reconciled recorded recruited reduced referred regulated rehabilitated related remodeled repaired reported represented researched restored restructured retrieved reversed reviewed revised revitalized saved scheduled schooled screened selected serviced set shaped screened selected simplified skilled sold solidified solved specified stimulated streamlined strengthened suggested summarized supervised surveyed systemized tabulated taught tested trained translated traveled trimmed updated upgraded validated worked wrote 16 Likes 7 Shares
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Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by smartliving: 7:00am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Alright |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Ekakamba: 7:00am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Nice one OP. Learning has no end even if you die, you kwantinew to learn. |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by veekid(m): 7:01am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Informative topics just dey lekwue full for front-page this morning |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by nmreports: 7:04am On Oct 28, 2016 |
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Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by TheOonlyOne: 7:04am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Nice one there OP... See the best way to write a resume explained on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/283848/correct-write-resume |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by IMASTEX: 7:05am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Very informative. Well, this doesn't apply to the Nigeria labour market. "Who do you know settles it all" |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by EbiJUNIRO(m): 7:06am On Oct 28, 2016 |
It's long no be joke o Almost took the full frontpage |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by priscaoge(f): 7:06am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Nice one! |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Nobody: 7:07am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Noted! Thanks op |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Benjom(m): 7:08am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Good effort OP This comprehensive article I wrote on CV writing will be an eye opener. It includes "Step by step guide and useful sample": www..com/complete-step-step-guide-writing-successful-cv/ You may view more samples here: www..com/cv-samples/ . |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by adejaresalami1(m): 7:11am On Oct 28, 2016 |
What nonsense......I can't believe I read all of that Btw, why is two same topic making it to the front page Lalasticlala iyyaf sleep |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by casttlebarbz(m): 7:11am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Ok na |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by chimaobinelson(m): 7:13am On Oct 28, 2016 |
u just dey update awa brain any yaw |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by ustavo(m): 7:18am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Following |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Olasco93: 7:23am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by nymphomaniac(m): 7:23am On Oct 28, 2016 |
This is the type of stuff that shud hit FP daily... |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Haywhymido(m): 7:24am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Issokay |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by palladin: 7:24am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Get the MyJob app to build your CV. It is pre-loaded with these action words https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=myjob.akinola.com.myjob alternatively, the CV Builder App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hydraapps.cvbuilder 1 Like
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Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Sanchez01: 7:33am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Brownville007:I am not criticizing him. If you read through the post, you'd notice so many inconsistencies, particularly on the use of 'CV' and 'RESUMÉ'. I might as well do that today, not to prove a point but to help people who can't tell the difference between both. My concern is that most people would innocently model their resumé after what he wrote and call it a resumé when infact it is not. 1 Like |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Dahkogrin007(m): 7:37am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Am hia |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by hernandson(m): 7:40am On Oct 28, 2016 |
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Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by maskamdo(m): 7:40am On Oct 28, 2016 |
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Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Brownville007: 7:55am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Sanchez01:OK bro. It would really be nice if you do so cos a lot of people will keep on making the same mistake of interchanging them . 3 Likes |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by heftycul: 8:21am On Oct 28, 2016 |
seen motiri na gan ni |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Jasiro: 8:24am On Oct 28, 2016 |
My good people, anyone with an example of a written Resume' should please help me out with one. I want to start learning on how to write a good one as soon as possible. christianike90@yahoo.com. Thanks and God bless... 1 Like |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by sucess001(m): 8:30am On Oct 28, 2016 |
@ OP... i fault your advise for people not to include references... i got my last job because i listed mine. the head of recruitment saw a name she knew as part of the refrees and called the person to know how competent i was.... needless to say the feedback she got meant that the interview was a mere formality... you can then imagine how much more your chances are when you piut three references....you open yourself to the entire network of pple of those referees. 1 Like |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Bandeco(m): 8:44am On Oct 28, 2016 |
Sanchez01:You just criticise so harshly with no substance whatsoever why you are of a different opinion to what the OP wrote. Learn to be civil and constructive in your criticism. I Wil take the OP more serious than you. Cos you said nothin to support your opinion that write up is flawed |
Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by Greatzeus(m): 8:51am On Oct 28, 2016 |
careernaija:Nice Awesome Great hmm hmm ...intelligent
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Re: This Is How You Write The Best Resume ( Includes 200 Verbs Words To Use) by myrrtle(m): 9:05am On Oct 28, 2016 |
nice write up. http://careersome.com |
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