In a job search, your resume is usually the first contact an employer has with you. You want your resume to make a great first impression and to stand out from all the others. Some of the tips from our professional recruiters include:

1. Make sure your resume contains accurate contact information including a professional email address. It doesn’t help to have a resume make the first cut, only to have a potential employer unable to contact you. All your contact information should go be the top of your resume.
   
   
2. Include a “Professional Summary”. A few lines describing your capabilities can help a manager decide if you are the right person for the job.
   
   
3. “It’s all about Action Words”. Words similar to established, generated, managed, created, evaluated, forecasted and designed describe what you have done.
   
   
4. It’s okay to have a resume longer than one page. In the new labor market, it’s not always possible to keep a resume to the old one page limit. Do describe your experiences but be concise and on point. A recruiter or manager doesn’t have time to read a six page resume.
   
   
5. Spell check, spell check, spell check. Nothing turns off a potential employer more than a resume that contains spelling and grammatical errors. Attention to detail matters.