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 Resume Preparation |
These notes provide some guidelines on style and the information you should include in your resume.
Your resume is the first impression potential employers have of you, and in particular of your writing skills. You will often be emailing your resume and the quality and content of the email is equally, if not more, important as this may determine whether a potential employer reads your resume or not.
If Qed is presenting you to a potential employer, we provide them with your own resume, along with our profile document which is based on our interview and discussions with you.
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Use headings, insetting, spacing, etc to make the structure of the resume as clear as possible |
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Use bullet points rather than long, wordy paragraphs |
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Concentrate on recent / relevant experience. If you have worked with several different employers, or in a number of roles, show your experience chronologically (most recent first), with only summarised information for more junior positions |
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2-3 pages is about the right length |
| What to include |
Below are the details that we (or a potential employer) would need to know in order to make a thorough evaluation of your background and potential. Please incorporate them into your resume or detail them separately (this list is not exhaustive). |
| Personal Information |
| Personal and contact details - name, telephone and email. It is not necessary to include age, marital or state of health details |
| Work Experience |
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Show your most recent role first and work back from there |
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For each position, show details which may include:
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dates of commencement, promotion and leaving |
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your title and reporting line |
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overall role (indicate level of accountability and key areas of involvement) |
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specific ongoing responsibilities, activities and one-off projects |
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any supervisory or management responsibilities |
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Describe a few significant personal achievements, indicating your role and how you personally "added value". Examples are:
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taking initiatives, within or outside your role |
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completing a project within a very tight deadline |
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dealing with particularly complex or strategic issues |
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| Try to list your ongoing responsibilities and one-off projects separately from each other (if appropriate) and in some order of priority; typically list first those that you have spent most time on. This will help the reader to gauge where you have developed particular skills and expertise.
When preparing your thoughts on achievements, key responsibilities and projects, try to include the following: |
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Your level of responsibility - sole, principal, joint, minor, leading or supporting role, etc |
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Your level of autonomy / supervision |
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Your accountability, e.g. deciding or proposing methodology, presenting research findings, developing recommendations, proposing strategy, etc. Indicate where your accountability ends e.g. with decisions, recommendations, analyses, reports, preparing calculations, etc |
| Professional and Personal Development |
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Significant courses, development programs, etc, with dates, duration and institutions, e.g. March 2005 - two day in-house presentation skills course |
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Details of papers authored, talks given at seminars, etc |
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IAA activities (exams, tutoring, committees) |
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Other interests (hobbies, sports, community involvement) |
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