@ -67,13 +67,14 @@ Information that a recruiter wants to know:
Information nobody needs to know:
Information nobody needs to know:
- Your profile picture.
- Address, home phone number, gender, religion, race, marital status, etc etc.
- Address, home phone number, gender, religion, race, marital status, etc etc.
- Elementary, middle, high school.
- Elementary, middle, high school.
- Your low GPA.
- Your low GPA.
- Anything less recent than 3-4 years unless they are valid job experiences.
- Anything less recent than 3-4 years unless they are valid job experiences.
- Anything about your parents/siblings, their names, occupation, etc.
- Anything about your parents/siblings, their names, occupation, etc.
- Your life story.
- Your life story.
- Anything not relevant to the job you are applying for (eg. that you have a driving license when you are applying to be a programmer).
- Anything not relevant to the job you are applying for (e.g. that you have a driving license when you are applying to be a programmer).
Ideally, keep it short, concise, but as detailed as possible.
Ideally, keep it short, concise, but as detailed as possible.
@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ Always list your resume in reverse chronological order - the most recent at the
- Avoid emails like "me@christi.na" or "admin@[mycooldomain].com" -- because it is very prone to typo errors.
- Avoid emails like "me@christi.na" or "admin@[mycooldomain].com" -- because it is very prone to typo errors.
- Make sure the number you have listed is the best way to reach you. The last thing you want is to miss the call from the recruiter because you typed the wrong number, or you are not available on that number during office hours (most probably the times the recruiter will call).
- Make sure the number you have listed is the best way to reach you. The last thing you want is to miss the call from the recruiter because you typed the wrong number, or you are not available on that number during office hours (most probably the times the recruiter will call).
#### 7. Formatting/Design
#### 7. Layout/Formatting/Design
- Be consistent about the way you format your resume. Italics, underline, bold, and how they are used.
- Be consistent about the way you format your resume. Italics, underline, bold, and how they are used.
- Keep to a single standard font (avoid fancy fonts like Comic Sans or whatever) and do not have too many varying styles/font sizes/color
- Keep to a single standard font (avoid fancy fonts like Comic Sans or whatever) and do not have too many varying styles/font sizes/color
@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ Always list your resume in reverse chronological order - the most recent at the
- Be consistent about bullet points.
- Be consistent about bullet points.
- Your resume should not look sparse. (Come on, it is only 1 page!) If you really have trouble filling it up, you are either not thinking hard enough, or not doing enough. In the case of the latter, consider working on your personal projects (i.e. stuff you can post on GitHub). That said, do not write stuff just to fill space. Read point 4.
- Your resume should not look sparse. (Come on, it is only 1 page!) If you really have trouble filling it up, you are either not thinking hard enough, or not doing enough. In the case of the latter, consider working on your personal projects (i.e. stuff you can post on GitHub). That said, do not write stuff just to fill space. Read point 4.
- This should be common sense, but do not commit fraud, i.e. apply for the same job using a different name, or using your friend's resume to apply for the same job. Some ATS issues an indicator if they suspect the application to be a duplicate.
- This should be common sense, but do not commit fraud, i.e. apply for the same job using a different name, or using your friend's resume to apply for the same job. Some ATS issues an indicator if they suspect the application to be a duplicate.
- It's important to note the layout of your resume. If you choose to quickly upload your resume via an auto-fill program, understand that the program will read your resume from top to bottom, left to right. This is good to keep in mind when developing the layout of your resume.
- Try to keep white space down to a minimum. This will also help reduce the length of your resume to one page. Reduce margins and paddings reasonably.
#### 8. Listing Your skills
#### 8. Listing Your skills
@ -138,14 +141,6 @@ Here's the news - Recruiters do search for your name! Definitely pre-empt that b
If you have some space on your resume, it is good to list additional interests outside of coding. Eg. skiing, water sports, soccer, etc etc. Gives the interviewer something to talk to you about. It also shows that you are a well-rounded individual/cool person to hang out with.
If you have some space on your resume, it is good to list additional interests outside of coding. Eg. skiing, water sports, soccer, etc etc. Gives the interviewer something to talk to you about. It also shows that you are a well-rounded individual/cool person to hang out with.
#### 11. Resume Layout
Absolutely, no headshots.
It's important to note the layout of your resume. If you choose to quickly upload your resume via an auto-fill program, understand that the program will read your resume from top to bottom, left to right. This is good to keep in mind when developing the layout of your resume.
Try to keep white space down to a minimum. This will also help reduce the length of your resume to one page. For instance, white space usually exists near the sides of your resume. Use that space to list out your skills in a vertical column!
###### References
###### References
- [Screening your resume is like playing word search](https://medium.com/@christinang89/screening-your-resume-is-like-playing-word-search-60f4d0e60840)
- [Screening your resume is like playing word search](https://medium.com/@christinang89/screening-your-resume-is-like-playing-word-search-60f4d0e60840)
Yangshun Tay
7 years ago