Resumes
The objective of your resume and application letter is purely to secure a meeting or interview with your prospective employer. Your resume and application letter is important in selling you to people who don’t know you. It’s their first impression of you and needs to be a positive one if you are to progress further.

Prepare a great resume
A powerfully written, visually appealing, impressive resume is the one most likely to win an interview. The best way to achieve this is with a stylish and concise resume that highlights you and your accomplishments. It should also emphasise your most favourable attributes and demonstrate the value you can add to the job and the organisation. Consider your resume as your personal sales document.

Layout

• Your name and contact details.
• Education - education and training are important to employers and so you should list your degree(s), relevant courses, date of graduation and the educational institutions for each.
• Professional qualifications - your professional qualification(s) designation(s) (with full name if uncommon) together with date of admittance or qualification.
• Technology skills - include advanced technology skills that could be relevant to the position in question or organisation, together with level of proficiency.
• Language skills - include languages, with degree of proficiency on reading, writing and speaking.
• Career summary/objective - this should be a short paragraph of 15-20 words describing who you are and what you have achieved to date in your career.
• Dates of Employment - (From/To in months and years) with employer and job title.
• Employer - With a brief description of their business.
• Responsibilities - You should briefly outline the scope of your current job’s responsibilities, as this will describe to the reader the level at which you work.
• Achievements - This is where you should put most of your effort as your achievements indicate the value you added to each role and employer and thus potentially can add to a future employer.
• Examples could include; increased team productivity by 20%, reduced overheads by $1m pa, increased sales by 17% year on year.

Spelling and Grammar
Poor spelling or grammar can ruin an otherwise stylish and competent resume.

Update your resume regularly.