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Structure and Flow

Can the basic message of the resume be understood in 7-13 seconds?

Do the right words leap out to the reader?

Formatting

Is it easy to know where to look to find each type of information?

Is it easy to know why bold, italic, or underlined terms are formatted that way?

Does the resume have enough whitespace? (i.e. Does it look “nice”?)

Relevancy

Does the resume stay focused on types of skills that relate to each other?

Is the information contained in this resume relevant to the types of jobs being applied for?

Does the resume go back only as far as necessary to show relevant skills? (10 yrs. min.)

Content

Does the resume have specific numbers, achievements, results?

Does the resume use “action words” – words that say what the worker did, rather than what they were “responsible for”?

Does the resume use simple words rather than fancy ones? (Industry terms may be excused.)

Red Flags

Does the tense stay the same throughout the resume?

SPELLING! Is the spelling correct throughout the resume?

Is the resume free of all “protected class” information, whenever possible?

Are dates included on the resume?

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