Tips for writing a Good Resume

The main purpose of writing a resume is to provide information in a summary form which makes it easy for the prospective employer to sift through the given information quickly. Therefore, if you intend to write a good resume, do bear the following points in mind: NEAT, SIMPLE, ACCURATE, HONEST and SPECIFIC. Avoid sending out carbon copies of your resume without making the effort to do some minor editing. In addition, never send out your resume to all the prospective employers in a single email! Remember to include your full name, age, sex, race, marital status, nationality and language spoken/ written. Additional information that may be useful for the employer includes height/weight, religion, driving license, national service status (applicable for males), hobbies/sports, parent's/spouse's name and details, expected and past salary, period available and period of notice. Before you submit your resume, check several times to see that you have not made any grammatical, spelling and punctuation slips. If possible, ask someone else to proof-read your resume. Remember that you are marketing yourself to your prospective employers, so your resume has to be 'selling' your strengths and telling your employers why you are the right person for the job. Remember to adopt a positive tone in wording your paragraph.

Structure the content of your resume and organize your thoughts when you are writing your resume. A resume that looks as though it was done hastily will not reflect very well on you. If possible, always type out your resume instead of submitting in a hand-written format. The first impression that an employer get when a jobseeker submits a hand-written resume is that he/she does not have any computer knowledge.