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Resume Tips

Format

  • Margins > 0.5 in and < 1 in
  • Font size > 10 pt and < 12 pt
  • Easy-to-read font
  • 1 page
  • Keep enough white space to parse easily
  • Use bold and italics appropriately (headers and positions)
  • Don’t use underline
  • Dates clear and consistent
  • Punctuation consistent
  • List sections in order of importance to employer
  • Legal name clear and bold at the top
  • Use official name of degree and school

Content

  1. Name, large
  2. Professional Title
    • e.g., Digital Marketing Expert • Ecommerce Specialist
  3. Contact details
    • phone number
    • location (city, state)
    • email
    • links
      • LinkedIn
      • personal site
      • other
  4. Professional Summary
    • short paragraph (1-3) sentence summarizing experience

Example professional summary

Accomplished Marketing Manager with 10+ years of progressive experience building and implementing high-impact omni-channel digital marketing strategies. Highly skilled email marketing and social media management, with a passion for utilizing display ads and database marketing to facilitate exponential growth in the eCommerce and online retail space.

  1. Areas of Expertise
    • Professional Skills:
      • e.g., customer identification | database marketing | email marketing | social media marketing | KPI Analysis
    • Technical Skills:
      • e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Photo Shop | Canva | HubSpot | Salesforce | Asana
    • This makes sure you include the skills the ATS is parsing for
      • need to work key words into resume to pass ATS
  2. Professional Experience
    • Job Title, Company Name | Location … Date Range
    • 1 line overview of responsibilities
      • unbulleted
      • itallics
    • Main bullets
      • focus on best accomplishments
      • most important section
      • E.g.,
        • Sales Growth: Successfully directed a digital marketing campaign for a baby food client, resulting in a 20% in sales for Q1 2022, through strategic use of social media and email marketing, in collaboration with a design team.
        • SEO Strategy: Built an SEO campaign that elevated web traffic 35%, boosting online visibility and engagement.
        • etc.
  3. Education
  4. Other Sections
    • Certifications and Training
    • Awards
    • Languages
  • Do not go over 2 pages. Always one single page
  • CV is for longer, full career experience

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