Résumé Tips
1. Check for spelling errors, typos, and poor grammar
2. Avoid unprofessional email addresses
3. Double check your contact info, dates and titles
4. Formatting – don’t use boxes, templates, tables, use of header and footers, etc
5. Chronological resumes preferred, avoid objectives or meaningless introductions
6. Résumé length – nothing over 2 pages, 1 page preferred (depending upon experience)
7. Avoid personal info not relevant to the job – examples: marital status, SS#, children, etc.
8. Education, salary, and employment dates – will be verified, make sure it’s all accurate
9. Professional certifications (CFA), licensures (Series 7), top schools – should stand out
10. Professional font choice and layout style are recommended
11. Email resumes as a WORD attachment. (pdf, zip files, faxed, web page resumes, mailed resumes – not recommended.)
12. Do not add pictures, colors, graphics or URL links
13. Avoid writing resumes in 1st or 3rd Person
14. Email Résumé size at 100%, versus enlarging
15. If you have different versions of your resume, keep accurate records of which résumé you are sending out to different firms