Employers
nowadays are
generally so overwhelmed with applications for a position that
they can't
devote much time to each potential candidate. How can your
résumé spark their
interest enough to garner more than just a passing glance? Here,
experts offer
suggestions on gaining precious seconds of "look" time.
Make
it visually
attractive. The adage that you should not judge a book by its
cover may be
worthy advice, but throw the saying out the window when
submitting an
application. The last thing you want your résumé to do is look
sloppy or
disorganized among a stack of stellar submissions.
"The
design aspect
of your résumé has to come across in a clean, refreshing, simple
way,"
says J. Patrick Gorman, co-founder of iFind Group, a
Manhattan-based executive
search firm. "In other words, have proper alignment, spacing,
grammar,
same-size fonts, clear fonts (not fancy), full-looking sentences
after your
bullet points, no abbreviations and good flow of the information
presented."
Know
how to catch a
reader's eye is the ultimately tool for job seekers. For more info on how to do it, click here.
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