Resume Proofreading Tips Kennett Square PA

We all know how important it is to ensure the final resume product is perfect. This is one area that cannot afford to be overlooked. Oftentimes, you review the document so many times it starts to blur and you can miss something glaring. Having someone else check your resume and cover for you is a great way to make sure everything is perfect. Before you do that though, here is a checklist for you to follow on your own:

Spelling and Grammar: Perhaps the most egregious mistakes are made in these two areas. The following is some guidelines to make sure you are delivering a error free document:

• Use a dictionary / thesaurus when you write. If you are not certain of how something is spelled, look it up. I also recommend getting a copy of the Little Blue Book of Grammar.
• Be careful of tenses on your resume. Your current experience should be in the present tense. If you are using a combination paragraph / bullet format the paragraph portion of the current role should be in the present tense; make all of your bullets in the past tense.
• Be sure to capitalize all proper nouns.
• Make sure you write numbers and dates in a consistent manner. Numbers one through nine should be spelled out. 10 and above should be written in numeric format.
• If you start a bullet with a number, that number should be spelled out.

Punctuation: Punctuation is another area where people seem to make a lot of errors. All punctuation should be consistent throughout the document.

• Whether or not you choose to use periods at the ends of the bullets in the resume is not the issue. The issue is that if you use them, they need to be present throughout the document. CONSISTENCY IS KING.
• When writing quotes the punctuation goes inside the quote – not outside.

Consistency: Whatever you decide to do on your resume you must present it in a consistent format.

• If you bold a title, all of the job titles should be in bold. If you write a date in the following manner: November 2007-December 2009, all dates should be written the same way.
• Make sure that the spacing of your document is the same throughout. Font size and style should also be the same to avoid the resume looking scattered and disorganized.
• When using acronyms, first spell out the words and put the acronym in (parentheses). You can then use the acronym going forward.

Design and Layout: If you think that the design and layout of your document is not that important – you are wrong.

• Do not use a...