While web sites like Monster and Careerbuilder allow you to apply for jobs on-line and with relative ease, you shouldn’t be under the impression that you can get away without avoiding tailoring your resume for every job you apply for. You do need to customize that resume.
A few tips for customizing your resume:
* Use a Summary Section at the top of the resume (right under the address) to describe yourself in the language of the job advertisement. The Summary is now considered preferable to describing an objective at the top. The Summary does not need to be in complete sentences.
* Use the language of the job advertisement in the body of the resume. This means using the same action verbs as in the advertisement.
* Edit your resume. Check that all verbs for past jobs are in the past tense. Check that all verbs for current jobs are in the present tense.
* One to two pages is all you get unless it’s a CV and you’re an academic.
* Do not list hobbies or volunteer work unless it is relevant. If it’s relevant, by all means, list it at the very bottom.
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