Can you tell me some tips on writing an excellent resume?

[ღDreaming Lilyღ]

I am looking to redo my resume, I have a college education, and I own my own home based tutoring business, which is running more part time at the moment, and I have about 10 years experience with children and various other jobs. I am trying to make a resume that doesn't sound so *all over the place*, lol. Any serious suggestions are greatly appreciated!

[coffeeshopnat]

Make sure it is tailored to make you look as qualified as you can for the position you are applying for. - Recruiters don't want to waste their time with irrelevant information.

Make sure your greatest selling points are on the top 1/3 of the page. - Most recruiters look at your resume for 20 seconds or less.

Keep it short and sweet - the purpose of the resume is JUST to get you the interview - so you don't need to be super detailed (but not too vague either)

[jtwb568@yahoo.com]

short, sweet and to the point! No HR rep wants to spend precious time digging through irrelevant details that are important to you but no to them. when you proof the document, it must A. be PERFECT--no type-o's, no grammar messes, etc. and B. be DIRECTLY ON POINT with the ad to which you are responding. There is nothing worse for me when I come in to my office to begin going through resumes for postings that we have and have to dig through details that are completely irrelevant to me or the position the individual is attempting to apply for. Be very careful here!!

I suggest that you develop a "master" resume that can be tweaked for each ad that you plan to respond to. You will then have an excellent point of reference to begin with and work your magic!!

Best of luck to you!!!
JT