[ Resume Tips ]

MBA receives hundreds of resumes every week and our recruiters peruse every one of them. So it stands to reason that we know a great deal about preparing resumes.

MBA offers resume preparation assistance to all our employees and candidates. Generally, we ask you to send us your resume before our meeting so we can begin to evaluate it to see if any changes are recommended. We like to advise you on an individual basis, however we have listed below some general guidelines.

Keep your resume to one page if at all possible. An eight-page resume will not be read or received with jubilation.

Prepare a chronological resume. Most hiring managers and HR reps are used to seeing and reading a chronological resume.

Unless you are an artist or musician stick to ivory colored paper and don’t go wild with the fonts, make sure your experience is what we see first and foremost.

Never send a resume without a cover letter. The letter should be brief and should entail what position you are applying for, and why you are qualified for that position.

Be sure your resume is updated, as an incomplete, or incorrect resume will prevent you from receiving an interview.

Have someone else proof your resume. It is very difficult to be objective about your own abilities, experience and resume.

Be sure to spell check your resume.

In general, make sure your resume is well written, concise and without any typos. Nothing can cause a prospective employer to lose interest faster than a poorly executed resume.