What are the do's and do not's of resumes?

DO list positive work experience, especially anything pertinant to the job you are applying to DO NOT EVER LIE on your resume DO put things in bullet points so they are easy to read DO NOT use small fonts to squeeze extra stuff in DO include education, training, skills DO NOT say "I I I I" in your resume DO include contact information! DO NOT include logos, images, pictures, etc DO SPELL CHECK YOUR RESUME BEFORE SENDING IT AROUND Do NOT include references unless you have asked their permission FIRST DO include not just WHAT you did at previous jobs, but what positive impact you had - did you increase sales, decrease down time, reduce cycle time, generate higher profits?

make it short and straight. dont put things that are not really needed. make sure you build up yourself in a corporate way and of course always put a recent photo. some people put their old pictures then when it is time to interview them they look 3 years older than the one on the pix.

When I was made redundant the company put us through a course and the man running it said there were two soet of resumes, a very detailed 5 page type and a two page one he suggested we put the best about ourselves in a two page one as people who do interviews for jobs these days usually interview that many people they don't really read a five page one and he even said not to even use staples as if they photo copy your resume it saves time...

Hi Louie, That is a very good question. I am not sure what is the right way or the wrong way to go about this. The way I do my resume is I start out with my name, address and a phone number on the top right corner of the page. Than I put in bold letters the title work history starting with the most recent job, describe what I did, where I did it, how long I was there and after that I make another title for my education. Then I list all the colleges I have been in starting with the most recent one. I hope this helps.