How to Build a Resume: Structure and Advice

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Correct resume structure

Resume must contain:

• Contact information: first and last name, address (city), phone and email; 
• Work experience: name and type of companies you worked for, the time period you worked for them, title, responsibilities and achievements; 
• Education: name of education institutions, studying periods, additional education (training, skill enhancement courses, internships); 
• Professional skills: foreign language knowledge, computer knowledge including special programs and equipment, driving license category; 
• Personal data: date of birth, current residence city. Here you can also add information about your hobbies.

What you should not mention in your resume

• Remove the title “Resume”, “CV”, etc. (from the documents itself it is clear what it is about); 
• All your work experience (potential employer is interested only in last 3-5 places of work and time frame of no more than 10 years); 
• Physical data and your health condition; 
• Informal photo, a photo which is too small or too large, vacation photos etc.; 
• Unsuccessful projects description; 
• Reasons why you quit previous jobs; 
• Letters of recommendation (have them separately, it can be useful at the job interview). 

Check your resume for the perfection

• Ask someone who knows the language in which your resume is written to proofread it; 
• Check if all information is in the correct order and in the same format; 
• Try to avoid long phrases, complicated and unclear words, or abbreviations; 
• Choose a convenient reading format: wide margins, a font that is not too small or too large, and enough paragraph spacing; 
• Preferably use Word format for your resume.