by Ruth Belena

Created on: June 25, 2009   Last Updated: October 27, 2009

Knowing how to write a good resume can make a big difference to the success of any job search. A good resume can be a single page or a two-page document that present an accurate and impressive summary of career objectives, previous work experience, educational background and personal interests.

1. State your career objective

Begin a resume with clear a career objective. This allows employers to see what you want from your career, and shows your personal commitment to achieving that goal. When you are uncertain about what exactly you want to achieve, it is important not to let a potential employer think you only want a job for higher wages, or that you will take any job to get out of your jobless situation.

Indicate how you intend to accomplish your career objective. Be specific about what you expect to gain from your new employment. The employer needs to know you are eager to do the job well and will want to achieve the best results for your efforts. An employer will be less impressed if you state that the job will be challenging for you.

2. Write your resume to match the job description

Focus on responsibilities that make you a suitable candidate for the position you are now seeking. Before you write about the more routine elements of your present job, draft list of everything you do in your current employment and what you have done previously, including any responsibilities as a volunteer in your personal life.

When you have completed your list, consider each job and its responsibilities, and decide which three are the most important in each job. Write a detailed description about the most important examples, then write shorter descriptions of the ones that add support to your best examples.

Align your list of responsibilities with your career objective, and begin each description with a powerful word, to show that you have managed, developed, completed or succeeded in carrying out those duties.

~ Previous Work Experience

Your previous work experience should show an employer that you are capable of fulfilling the duties required of you in any work situation.

If you have extensive work experience, try to condense all the details of your career into a single page. If you have no full-time work experience, write a list of all the voluntary, part time and temporary jobs you have ever done.

~ Qualifications and Skills

Write your resume so it highlights all your qualifications, including training certificates, academic achievements and formal qualifications, gained

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