Do NOT have an objective. You just graduated and are not that career focused just yet.
Keep the resume simple – NO colors or images; simple structure
Education should be first followed by work experience
1-2 pages in length
Tell me what you did at your job AND be specific. Don’t say things like ‘managed a group and came up a solution that helped the save money’ – How many people did you manage? How much money was saved? You need to be specific. Tell me exactly what you did there. These should be written as achievements – what did you accomplish.
Do NOT list acronyms. People do NOT know what ADEGERTD is.
Speak is past tense for jobs you are no longer at. Present tense for jobs you are currently working at.
List your GPA if it was above 3.0
Keep thing consistent – like titles, dates, positions, number of bullets per item
Spell check
Grammar check
Ask someone to read your resume – do they understand every single thing?
Use 12 pt font.
Do NOT write in paragraph format. Please use bullets and keep them simple.
Action verbs should begin each bullet point. For instance – Managed a group, Delivered training, etc.
Show me your best – your resume is designed to get you a job so sell yourself
Use job titles that are meaningful and describe what you actually did.
List most relevant/important jobs first
Look at the jobs you are applying to. Are you using similar terminology?
List computer software that you know – near end of resume
Do not list hobbies unless you need to take up space
Do not leave space, use the entire page if you are going to use 2 pages. Do NOT make it 1.5 pages.