Resume Tips

Recruiters may receive hundreds of resumes per day. On the first pass, each resume will receive an undivided time of about 20 seconds, possibly with only one telephone interruption, to assess whether your resume is printed or deleted. Bearing that in mind, does you resume advertise your qualities, experience and achievements succinctly to inspire the recruiter?

• Check the format. Is your resume easy to speed read? Avoid using unconventional fonts or adding photos or graphics.
• Write in clear concise verbiage that is easy to understand.
• Make sure that all contact information including email addresses and phone numbers are current and appropriate for recruiter contact.
• Avoid long paragraphs. Use bullets wherever possible.
• Make sure there are no grammatical or spelling errors.
• When identifying the companies where you have worked, add one sentence to describe the company. e.g. ABC Logistics, a $3 billion Third Party Logistics organization with 15 distribution centers across the USA. Make sure the dates are clear and without gaps.
• Describe your responsibilities in two or three sentences only. Then list your achievements and accomplishments. Provide quantifiable results wherever possible. Quantify your job duties, reporting relationships and achievements with actual numbers.
• Degree Credentials - Please be accurate and honest. Misrepresenting your degree is unethical and could result in consequences that are embarrassing – or worse.
• DO NOT show date of birth, Spouse or Children’s’ names. Social Security number.
• DO NOT list memberships to organizations that are not specific to your career activity.
• DO NOT attach certificates for programs or seminars you have attended.
• DO NOT include references or letters of recommendation unless specifically requested
• If possible have others proofread your resume.
• Use keywords, especially for WMS or TMS systems you are familiar with. Many recruiters will use these words to find your resume in the database.

Resume Template:

YOUR FULL NAME
Street Address
City, State, zip
Phone number and email address

CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Brief and specific

EMPLOYMENT: Most recent first.
Name of Company, Location you are assigned, dates of employment (month/year), Title.
What is the scope of your responsibility, i.e. size of company, revenue, number of people reporting to you, specific duties, etc?

What are the most significant accomplishments you have had in this position? Bullet point format and quantified if possible. List several. Remember, people hire because of what has been accomplished, not where you have been.

Repeat this process for at least the last 10 years. Prior to that you can list Company, title and date of employment. (If you have had multiple positions with an employer, use the employer name, dates of employment and description of the company as the “main” employer heading, then list specific positions with dates under that employer including scope and accomplishments for each position).


EDUCATION:
Degree, major, grade point average if over a 3.0 and College or University attended. If you do not have a degree, but have some college, show the College and the amount of time attended.

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