I am trying to build my resume.....?

Question

I am looking for more of a office work/ reception job but I have mostly been working with children and I am not sure what I can do to make my resume better.. any advice would be great thanks!

also can you tell me what is the most important part of a resume and what should be on a resume

Answer 1

The resume must include a personal detail with educational background. The working experience is a must. For working part, please specify what is the context of former job and why did you resign it. State out what did you have better special ability that others people not. Providing the reference letter copy if possible. The former supervisor is a must. Remind you, who is refer in you resume must offer a positive advice for you. Otherwise, the new company will be rethinking you application. The charity work is only a small assistant to you application letter, please state out if need. The new company ought be get positive to you personify.

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Answer 2

Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file.

Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Trust me this is great advice. Go to the library and get a book on power resumes. Those books not only teach you how to put together your resume, they give you great advice on creating job descriptions from your old job that will surprise even you and make you the perfect candidate for your next job. And the great thing is that it will all be true. For example it will show you how responsible you are and how you work in groups-dealing not only with children, but with their parents. And dealing with parents certainly gives you experience in dealing with people. How trustworthy you are because people leave their children in your care. How creative you are because you entertain the children. . . , self starter because you work alone with the children. I didn't think or realize all the things I did in those little jobs to get me through college that show I had just what I needed to move on to my first job after college. You can fill a resume and don't forget to ring your chimes. If you don't, how will they know. And be sure it is a POWER resume book. And remember all people respect those people that work with children. It's shows you have a good heart and lots of patience. You're a care giver. Just the kind of person anyone would want in their office. Stand straight, head up, shoulders back and perk up that confidence. You have all the requirements you will need to move on to your next profession-you just need to learn how to state it.