The main thing in the article about graphic resumes is the ability to download a sample resume for free, which you can quickly remake for yourself. And I will share those templates that I pulled off in the bourgeoisie. But first, some lyrics...

I still remember the days when you could get a job without any resume. Make a phone call, and then professionally “trade a face” at an interview. Now this number will not work, give everyone a creative resume, not like everyone else.)) Judging by the statistics of the wordstat, even locksmiths and drivers ask “how to create a resume”. What then to say about freelancers ...

Our resume is not just a list of previous jobs, it's a business card and a selling one-page in one person. After all, there will be no opportunity to show your charm in a personal conversation. The only way to unleash your full potential is graphic creative resume, where infographics not only illustrate the text, but reflect the degree of service ownership and creative thinking.

Who and why a creative resume with infographics

It is logical to assume that a graphic mega creative resume is a must for web designers. There is no better way to showcase your talents than to combine a boring list of jobs with a bright, memorable picture. However, there is a category of freelancers for whom an infographic resume, although not necessary, will be a great advantage, as it will allow you to stand out from the growing number of job seekers for remote work.

• Content Managers who need to show the level of proficiency in photo and video editors, literacy and understanding of the concept of the future employer;
• copywriters, who are obliged to amaze with the originality of style and technical savvy in the field of web and selling texts;
• Social media administrators those wishing to demonstrate the possession of various means to attract potential target audience;
• Internet project managers. This position is more administrative and implies organizational skills, communication skills and basic knowledge in the field of content creation, SEO promotion, advertising and marketing strategies;
• Marketers and Traffic Specialists thanks to infographics and a creative resume, they get the opportunity to visually demonstrate their achievements in their previous jobs.

True, these freelancers generally do not need design skills in their work. So, if you want to impress the employer, there are two options left: master Photoshop or order a resume on the stock exchange. The first method is time-consuming, but free, the second saves time, but costs money. There is a third option, an intermediate one - download an example of a graphic resume and slightly correct the text in Photoshop. And the talent of the designer is not required.

Where to download a sample creative resume

From my experience, the Runet does not produce anything useful for the request “download an example of a graphic resume”. Several sites offer to allegedly download templates from file hosting sites, but after 15 minutes of suffering over timers and captchas, the links turn out to be empty.
Some blogs share reviews of foreign services from each other, like the Canadian Visualize.me, resumup, or the French DoYouBuzz. None of the services support the Russian language, but this is a trifle. At random, you fill in the columns in the hope of “inserting” all this into a beautiful template and getting a nice file in pdf or at least in word. And at the finish line, it turns out that in the free version, only one simple topic is available to you (in particular, in DoYouBuzz). In addition, downloading is a paid option (from 40 € per minute). And that's just for one resume.

Disillusioned with the generosity of the Runet, I went to surf the bourgeoisie with the request “resume templates psd” and quickly found 4 very worthy, completely free graphic resume templates with different color schemes.

Graphic Resume Option #1 (4 color schemes)

Graphic Summary Option #2

Graphic Resume Option #3

Graphic Resume Option #4 (4 color schemes)

Templates in my opinion are quite expressive, but not too catchy. You don't have to register or enter captchas to download a sample resume. Just click on the button.)) If you wish, you can "play with colors and fonts", and to edit the text, just turn on "layers". An hour or two and a professional creative resume with infographics is ready.
So download to your health and good luck in your search for a generous employer)).

P.S. If you are looking for simpler and more traditional options, Visually no worse and no need for Photoshop.

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“I don’t advise job seekers to send a standard resume: if they come, I erase them without reading them. The person who made the resume according to the rules is a job specialist, and I would like to work with specialists in other areas.”

Artemy Lebedev.

What is a custom resume? Do I need to complete it to apply for a job? How will the personnel officer and employer react to him?

A creative resume is called non-standard, which differs from the usual one both in form and content. It can be a free-form humorous self-narration, a slideshow, a poster, a billboard, a newspaper, a video, etc. Does it need to be done? There is often an opinion on the net that the personnel manager will most likely reject the “non-standard” candidate, and the creative director will pay closer attention to him and, perhaps, this will play a role in the decision. Is it really?

In order to find out, we asked several questions to personnel officers and managers.

1. What is your attitude towards non-standard resumes?

- We do not have clear criteria for resume parameters in our company. I look at absolutely everything. There are no preferences. The only thing is that I do not like long resumes, but this does not mean at all that I do not consider such candidates. (Olga Morozova, HR Manager, METRO, Moscow)

- The usual standard resume is much more convenient and informative for the employer. (Ruben Goltukhchyan, creative director)

- Just a creative resume does not impress me for a long time. I try to take people, first of all, professional ones. In our industry (design, graphic design), creativity is a matter of course. This parameter is clearly visible in the works, in the portfolio, in the places where the candidate used to work. Those who try to "amaze" with unbridled creativity, without confirmation of professional skills, I will never hire. I think the 80/20 principle can be applied here as well. Be 80% professional and restrained and 20% creative. (Mikhail Gubergrits, creative director of the LINII design studio, curator of the Identity and Brand Design faculty of the Wordshop Academy of Communication)

— Standard resumes are easier and faster to read and analyze. Non-standard ones attract attention, but are more appropriate if they come to a vacancy that involves creativity. The way we write a resume has little to no effect on our decision. We look at the facts and portfolio. (HR Manager #1)

- A non-standard resume is good as an attachment to a standard one, if the candidate positions himself for a position that implies a creative approach. This is often referred to as a portfolio. I often request it from candidates for such vacancies as a copywriter, SMM specialist, designer, and related ones. (HR Manager #2)

2. What non-standard resumes have you met in your practice that have made a positive impression and helped the applicant get a job in your company?

- There were practically no memorable and obviously non-standard resumes. The maximum is a file with graphics, drawings or a video resume. Our decision to hire was not affected in any way. (HR Manager #1)

- Basically, non-standard resumes are sent by applicants for positions to the editorial office. As a rule, this is an infographic or a presentation. And they all make a positive impression, but this is not the determining criterion for making a decision on this candidate. (Olga Morozova)

- I don’t remember examples, but both “creative” resumes and “creative” vacancy announcements have always caused surprise. It seems that they are written by people who could not realize their creativity in their work. And since I work in the creative field, it is more important for me to see a creative portfolio, and not "creative" in a resume. (Ruben Goltukhchyan)

- I am extremely positive about short and capacious resumes, where the main thing is on one page. Education. Professional career. Extra skills. A couple of phrases about motivation or reasons for contacting us. Nothing else matters. There is one clarification here. For a designer, the main thing for which they take a person is a portfolio, not a resume. Portfolio requirements are slightly different, but again, brevity and respect for yourself and others will be appreciated. (Mikhail Gubergrits)

— Met very different people. From creative sketches - there was a period when it was considered very cool - to super-abstract digital and old school. But none of them brought fruit to the applicant specifically with us. (Natalya Churina, creative director and managing partner of Ampersand visual communications agency)

3. When compiling a standard resume or cover letter, should the applicant add some special phrase, use humor?

- There is no special phrase. If there is a mention of the reasons why the candidate wants to work with us, this is a plus. Humor is welcome, but in moderation. Preferably in the "About Me" section. If a vacancy for a creative position with a mandatory sense of humor, then it is better to disclose this in the portfolio. In the text of the resume, many have not entirely successful attempts to joke. (HR Manager #1)

A little humor is good, but only a little. Of course, you should not write jokes into professional experience, but you can always smile. (HR Manager #2)

I always ask for cover letters. This is a kind of indicator of how a person can present himself. This is especially important for vacancies of sales managers. Some do add special phrases, such as "I'm cool" or "Level 80 SMM", but this absolutely does not affect the decision in any way. (Olga Morozova)

- Do not "shine" witticisms in a resume or in a cover letter. If appropriate, you can demonstrate a sense of humor during the interview. (Ruben Goltukhchyan)

- Humor is always good, but not much. Nobody likes clowns, but a couple of phrases written not quite formally and dryly will be perceived as a plus. It looks especially good if a person knows how to joke about simple and seemingly obvious resume points. (Mikhail Gubergrits)

- I am sure that humor is always good and without it it is simply impossible, it is unhealthy. But humor should be useful and intelligent. And in the case of a resume, it is almost invisible. In a resume, it can be in a quote, for example, or in one chip - this will be enough to make a first impression. (Natalia Churina)

4. What advice would you like to give a job seeker about writing a resume?

- Be sure to write correctly! At least re-read and check what was written. Write more specifics (“Working with contractors at Solnyshko LLC - this phrase does not mean anything). Do not forget to indicate which position you are interested in. Do not apply to all jobs with the same resume. And, probably, the most important thing is to be honest and not to attribute in the resume what you don’t know. At the interview, it will still be revealed and it will be unpleasant for everyone.

Recently, resumes with phrases in an orderly tone about what an HR manager should do are more common. For example: “Read to the end!” “Don’t call until you show your resume to the manager!” “Invite not an interview!” And be sure to bold. Attention, of course, attracts, but the desire to communicate with the candidate does not arise. (HR Manager #1)

- First of all, I would like to see his real achievements in the resume of the candidate. Only now it often happens that candidates describe minor points in great detail and the resume turns into a memoir or a full autobiography :). 1-2, maximum 3 sheets is enough to present yourself favorably. (HR Manager #2)

- In my opinion, the resume should not be too long (5 pages is a lot). The summary should reflect the most important thing - this is experience, main achievements, education. It is also important for me the presence or absence of activities in social networks. And pay attention to the photo that is attached to the resume. There were cases when you open a candidate's resume, and there are two people in the photo - he and his girlfriend. In such cases, I always clarify who exactly we are considering for a vacancy. Once a girl sent a resume, where in the photo she was with a glass of champagne (or wine). Here, too, it is not clear for what purpose such a photo is attached. I would also like to say something about the cover letter. It should not be long, only the most important and most important - competitive advantages in relation to other candidates. (Olga Morozova)

- Short and to the point. Write only about those skills and achievements that will be needed in a new job and are of interest to the employer. If you are going to work as an accountant, but also have a diploma in auto mechanics, then it is better not to write about it. (Ruben Goltukhchyan)

- Be brief. As a rule, creative directors look at resumes for no more than 30 seconds (primarily where they worked before) and portfolios - 2-3 minutes. If you were able to arouse interest at a glance and the first pages of the portfolio also aroused interest, then everything looks already detailed and thoughtful. Each work, how everything looks, is filed, laid out.

Another piece of advice that I never cease to give to young and aspiring designers. Your level will be judged by the weakest work in your portfolio. Once again, not the strongest (there is always a risk that a strong art director helped you, there was a strong team or teacher). But your weakest job is the most correct indicator for the employer. Therefore, fewer works are better, but those that speak most advantageously about you. (Mikhail Gubergrits)

— In the process of studying at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies, there were a couple of classes on how to arrange your resume in the most effective way. There, very clearly, we laid down 5 main criteria for evaluating a resume:

1. Correspondence of the desired position indicated by the person in his resume with the wording of the vacancy. Otherwise, it turns out funny: the vacancy says, for example, “graphic designer”, and the resume is a designer, but of the interior. There are many such examples. This is from the category “like yes, but no!”
2. The presence of some kind of quote, according to which one could feel the one who is at the other end at that moment, represent his attitude to the profession or business that he wants to do.
3. Work experience first, training second. List work experience, of course, with the names of companies, their websites. The list should indicate those issues that this person supervised there or for what exactly he was responsible.
4. Education experience. No need to start with kindergarten, no one is interested in his number. You don’t even need a school - everyone understands that you graduated from it. Start correctly with universities and move on to additional education, indicating the faculty and specialization.
5. Availability of information, additional benefits: second/third language, personal skill or something similar. Everything that you can additionally be useful. (Natalya Churina)

Elena Ginzburg

Listen to a man who has looked at over 100,000 resumes in his entire career and really knows how to make a resume more attractive. By the way, here's my LinkedIn profile, see for yourself: mpritula .

But let's agree right away: no deception in the resume. Only honest information. How to make your resume really cool without cheating - about this in my life hacks.

Why is it almost perfect? Here are 10 tips I could give on this resume:

• Take a photo on a plain background (white or gray).
• Remove one phone. Why should a recruiter think about where to call?
• Change email to personal, not some company.
• Remove marital status.
• Combine competencies and key experience. Shorten sentences to 7-10 words and arrange in the form of a list.
• Remove recommendations.
• Correct the mistake in the word "company" in the last place of work.
• Reduce responsibilities to 10 lines.
• Make the link short (bit.ly, goo.gl).
• Reduce the total length of the resume to two pages.

Making your resume more valuable

Now let's talk about what makes a resume more expensive. I advise people on how to improve their resumes. Representatives of various positions send me their resumes: from ordinary salespeople to company directors. Everyone makes the same mistakes. There was not a single resume to which I could not write 10 tips on how to improve it. Below I have collected the most frequent advice that I gave on the submitted resumes.

10. Combine many jobs into one

It is considered normal if a person has been working in a company for 2-3 years. If he changes jobs more often, he may be called a job hopper. Recruiters do not like such people, since about 70% of customers refuse to consider such candidates. And this is quite natural.

A person after a year of work is just beginning to benefit the company.

Of course, everyone has the right to make a mistake, and a good resume can have a couple of places where the candidate worked for 1–1.5 years. But if the whole resume looks like this, then its value is very low.

However, it often happens that a person has changed several job positions in one company or moved from company to company within a holding structure. Or he was engaged in project work, in which he changed several employers.

In such cases (and wherever possible) I recommend that this be done as one place of work, with one name and common dates of work. And inside this block, you can unobtrusively show the change of positions, but so that visually, during a cursory examination of the resume, there is no feeling of frequent job changes.

11. Stick to the ideal length of your resume

I believe that the ideal length of a resume is strictly two pages. One is too little, only for students, and three is already too much.

If everything is clear with one page - such a resume looks like a resume of a novice specialist - then with three, four, and so on pages, everything is not so obvious. And the answer is simple: the recruiter will look at only two pages in 80% of cases. And it will read only what you have indicated on these two pages. Therefore, whatever you write on the third and subsequent pages, it will be left without attention. And if you write valuable information about yourself there, the recruiter will not know about it.

12. Share your accomplishments

If you remember only one sentence from my article, let it be about achievements. This immediately adds 50% value to your resume. The recruiter is simply not able to interview everyone who sent a resume. Therefore, the one who indicated his achievements and was able thereby to interest the recruiter will always win.

Achievements are your measurable ones, which are expressed in numbers, terms or significant qualitative changes in the company. They must be specific, measurable, impressive and relevant to the position.

Achievement example:

• Increased TV sales by 30% in three months (store manager).
• Brought a new product to the market in four months, which helped to earn 800 thousand dollars in six months (marketing director).
• Negotiated with suppliers and increased the delay in payments by 30 days, saving the company on loans - 100 thousand dollars a month (buyer).
• Reduced staff turnover from 25% to 18% through work with employee engagement (HR).

13. Tell me about your personal qualities

Now more and more attention is paid to the personal qualities of the employee in the selection of candidates. If you analyze what exactly you will be assessed at the interview, then most likely it will be like this:

• 40% - professional knowledge;
• 40% - personal qualities;
• 20% - motivation (the desire to do this particular job in this particular company).

What are personal qualities? These are personal qualities of a person that contribute to the effective performance of their duties.

This includes: energy, openness, ability to work in a team, initiative, proactivity and so on. And these are no longer empty words, at the interview more and more often you will hear such a question: “Tell me about the situation in which you had to take responsibility, and how you coped with it.” This is called competency assessment.

Therefore, your personal qualities, especially if they correspond to those required in the vacancy, are extremely important. And if earlier it was enough just to list them, now this is no longer enough. Now you need to confirm their presence, so I recommend writing them like this (examples, of course, you give your own, a mandatory rule: they must all be real and from the past):

• Initiative: developed and implemented a strategy for exiting the department from the crisis when the head left.
• Energized: My 2014 sales volume was 30% above the departmental average.
• Stress resistance: I successfully negotiated with a client who refused seven managers, and concluded an agreement with him.
• Leadership: conducted five management trainings and raised 10 managers from line employees.

Here it is important to write not many qualities, but qualities with examples. That is, examples here are more important than quantity.

14. Throw functional responsibilities out of the job description in the trash!

The functional responsibilities that are indicated in the resume are usually the most banal and boring thing. In 30% of cases they are copied from their job description, in 50% of cases they are copied from other people's resumes or job descriptions, and only 20% write them really well on their own.

I always recommend writing exactly duties, not areas of responsibility, and describe them in the form of actions that you performed. This is about the same as with achievements, but numbers are not required here, responsibilities may not be so impressive, and, of course, these are not one-time actions.

Before writing them, I recommend reading a few vacancies to get an idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat is generally worth writing about. Next, write out the responsibilities in order of their importance: in the first place the most significant (strategy development, launching new products on the market), and in the last - the least (preparation of reports).

15. Sell your job title and company

Job titles and a list of companies are, in fact, exactly what a recruiter looks for in a resume in the first place. It's like a customer skimming the shelf in a store looking for familiar brands (Nescafe, Procter & Gamble, Gallina Blanka, Mars, Snickers, Tide). It is on these lines that the recruiter forms the initial cost of the resume in his head and only then begins to look for details.

• We write only the common name. If you work for Nails and Nuts LLC, which is an official dealer of Coca-Cola, then simply write Coca-Cola. Believe me, the legal name of the company is of no interest to anyone.
• In brackets we write the number of employees, for example: IBM (3,000 employees).
• Under the name of the company, we write briefly in 7–10 words what it does. For example: in the top 5 in consumer lending.
• If the company is little known, but works with well-known brands, be sure to indicate this. For example: Autosupersuperleasing (leasing partner of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Honda). The name of well-known brands next to an unknown company will greatly enhance the perception of the company.

16. Remove formulaic phrases from the "Goal" section

Immediately after your contact details on your resume, there is a section called “Purpose”. Usually in this section they write formulaic phrases like "Maximize your potential ...". Here you need to list the list of positions that you are interested in.

17. Always check your spelling

Typically, about 5% of all resumes I view contain errors:

• elementary grammatical errors (there was no spell check);
• mistakes in writing foreign words (only Russian spelling check is configured);
• errors in punctuation marks: a space before a comma, a comma between words without spaces;
• in lists, there are different punctuation marks at the end of the sentence (ideally, they should not be; the period is placed after the last item of the list).

18. Save your resume in DOCX format and nothing else

• Not a PDF - many recruiters make their edits or notes (salary expectations, their impressions of the candidate, information that was obtained during the interview) in the resume before sending it to the client, they will not be able to make them in PDF.
• Not ODT - may not open correctly on some computers.
• Not DOC - a sign that the resume comes from the past (pre-Office 2007).
• Not RTF - usually weighs more than alternatives.

19. Use a Recruiter Friendly Resume File Name

The title of the resume file should contain at least the last name and preferably the position. So it will be more convenient for the recruiter to look for a resume on his disk, send it, and so on. A little concern for the recruiter will definitely be noted. Again, in the eyes of the recruiter, this makes the resume a bit more expensive.

20. Show your value in a cover letter

There are different opinions about cover letters. I always say this: a good cover letter can add value to a resume 20% of the time if it's written right. But it is not always necessary.

If you decide to write it, then here's a simple structure for you:

And if you show an example, then it could look like this:

Mistakes on your resume

Along with the secrets to increasing the cost of a resume, there are things that make a resume significantly cheaper. Let's talk about some of them.

Now many job search sites allow you to download a resume created there. At the same time, they always add their logo and various fields for entering information that is not needed for a resume at all in such a resume. For example, gender. These resumes look like real cheap, so I advise you never to do this.

21. Remove obscure abbreviations

When you work for a company for a long time, some of the abbreviations adopted in it already seem so familiar that you write them in your resume. But they are unfamiliar to the recruiter, so very important information is lost. Try to avoid abbreviations wherever possible.

22. Paraphrase formulaic phrases

Very often you want to give in to the temptation and stuff into your resume formulaic phrases that can be easily found in any resume or job description. Avoid them, as they represent empty space for the recruiter.

Rephrase, for example:

• Result orientation = in my work I always think about the result.
• Customer focus = the client always comes first for me = I put the interests of the client above my own.
• Sociability = I can easily negotiate with any clients/colleagues = I freely maintain a conversation with clients.

23. Create a normal box

What separates a professional from a child? A professional calls his mailbox by name and surname, and a child - by children's words, nicknames from games and forums, date of birth.

Well, it is absolutely unacceptable to indicate your workbox. The recruiter in this case will interpret this nuance as follows: “I am fired from my job, and therefore I can not be afraid and send my resume from my work email.”

24. Remove marital status, it is only of interest to visitors to dating sites

There is only one case when indicating marital status can play a positive role: if a young girl is looking for work and wants to show that she will not go on maternity leave immediately after employment. In this case, you can indicate the presence of children.

The options “civil marriage”, “divorced” immediately reduce the cost of a resume, as additional questions arise.

The option “I have children” is written by very narrow-minded people, since all normal people are “”. :)

25. Explain the work experience gap

You can’t just take and show a gap in work. It is necessary to write why it arose. The option “I will explain at the interview” is not suitable, since the recruiter, seeing the gap, will think the worst that could happen.

If there was a decree between two jobs, then we write. By the way, if the decree was without leaving for another job, there is no point in writing it at all. I don’t even recommend highlighting this in an interview.

26. Remove the last job end date

This is the one resume trick that can be forgiven. It is believed that a person draws up a resume before the dismissal and after the dismissal simply does not update this date. In any case, the specified date of dismissal will play against you.

27. Don't write reasons for quitting

There is no reason why you need to write down the reasons for dismissal. Whatever you write there, the recruiter will always have a suspicion about your desire to explain the reason for the dismissal. Or maybe you're lying?

28. Don't explain the details of your resume

It is not allowed to write explanations, comments, footnotes, etc. in the summary. Only dates, facts, achievements.

The worst thing that can be is the "Recommendations" section and the phrase "I will provide on request." What's the point of this section? The list of references is redundant. No one will call them before the interview with you. And after the interview, you can already provide this list if there is a request.

30. Remove tables and large indents

The tables in the summary were adopted in the early 2000s. Then the whole civilized world abandoned them. Don't act like a dinosaur.

Also, don't make the bulk of the summary very large indents on the left side of the document.

31. Leave the first jobs for your grandmother

For simplicity, I'll just describe how it will be OK:

• Last place of work: 7-10 lines of duties and 5-7 lines of achievements.
• Past place of work: 5-7 lines of duties and 3-5 lines of achievements.
• Place of work before last: 3-5 lines of duties and 3 lines of achievements.
• Other places of work: 3 lines + 3 lines of achievements, if they are included in the interval of the last 10 years of work.
• Everything that was before 10 years ago: only the names of companies and positions.
• If in your career there were jobs that were not relevant to the current position, feel free to delete them. For example, now you are a marketing director, and started 15 years ago as an engineer at a factory or a salesman in the market.

32. Remove the vocational school

If you studied at a vocational school, college, technical school, and then graduated from a university, show only the university.

33. Do not show resumes to HR specialists you know if you are not sure of their professionalism

We have a lot of HR professionals who consider themselves gurus and give advice left and right. Find out how many vacancies they filled themselves, how many people interview on average per day. What books have you read about recruiting? How many of them were foreign.

If you get answers like this:

• more than 500 vacancies;
• 5-10 per day;
• more than five books (at least!);
• Lou Adler, Bill Radin, Tony Byrne;

…then feel free to trust the advice!

I'm doing a little research, so in the comments to this post, write which of all the tips described turned out to be the most valuable for you. This will help me understand your needs and write another cool article on how to sell yourself for more during an interview.

P.S. Friends, thank you all for your comments. I wrote a book with a colleague where I shared even more tips. It is available via the link.

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In this article I will tell you how to write a resume in 2018 using specific examples. Resume templates can be downloaded in Word and easily edited.

Hello dear friends! Alexander Berezhnov is in touch.

As you already understood from the title, today we will talk about getting a job, namely well-written resume. There is a lot of literature on the Internet on this subject, but I did not find a clear and understandable instruction. Therefore, I offer my instructions, compiled according to an accessible and simple algorithm.

Be sure to read the article to the end - in the final you are waiting for download!

1. What is a resume and what is it for?

If you still do not quite understand what a resume is, I propose to give it a definition:

Summary- this is brief self-presentation in writing of your professional skills, achievements and personal qualities that you plan to successfully implement in your future job in order to receive compensation for them (for example, in the form of money or other type of compensation)

I myself in the past had to write a resume when applying for a job. Indeed, without this, no employer will even know about you and your professional skills.

I remember when I sat down to write my resume for the first time, it took me a lot of time to competently compose it and arrange it according to all standards. And since I like to understand everything thoroughly, I also studied the issue of its correct spelling very deeply. To do this, I talked with professional HR specialists and studied a large number of articles on the topic.

Now I know how to write a resume correctly and I will gladly share it with you.

I share with you samples of my resumes, which I wrote personally for myself:

(you can download them for free)

Due to the fact that I could write professional resumes, I never experienced difficulties in applying for a job. So my knowledge is reinforced practical experience and are not dry academic theory.

So what is the secret to writing a good resume? Read about it below.

2. How to write a resume - 10 easy steps

Before moving on to the steps, I want you to remember 3 main rules for successful resume writing:

Rule number 1. Write the truth, but not the whole

Focus on your strengths and don't talk too much about your weaknesses. You will be asked about them at the interview, be prepared for this.

Rule number 2. Stick to a clear structure

The summary is written on 1-2 sheets, no more. Therefore, try to briefly and succinctly state in it all the necessary information, even if there is a lot of it.

Take care of the accurate formatting of the resume text, its structured presentation. Since no one is pleased to read abracadabra.

Rule number 3. Be optimistic and cheerful

Positive people attract success. In your case, a new job.

So, let's move on to the structure of the resume.

Step 1. Resume Title

Here you must write the word "Summary" itself and indicate to whom it is drawn up.

All this is written in one line.

For example: CV Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich

Then your potential employer will immediately understand who owns the resume. For example, you have previously called a company you are interested in in order to find out if they still have this vacancy open. You were given a positive response and offered to send a resume.

At the end of the first step, your resume will look like this:

Step 2. Purpose of the resume

It must be remembered that your resume must have a purpose. Correctly formulate it as follows (phrase):

The purpose of the resume is to apply for the position of an accountant

Since at this moment you are called that - an applicant, that is, a person looking for a job, potentially applying for it.

At the end of the second step, your resume will look like this:

Step 3. Applicant and his data

At this point, you must write the following:

• date of birth;
• address;
• contact number;
• e-mail;
• marital status.

At the end of the third step, your resume should look like this:

Step 4. Education

If you have several formations, then write them in order.

For example:

Moscow State University, 2005-2010,

Speciality: accountant (bachelor)

Moscow State University, 2007-2013,

Speciality: translator in the field of professional communication (bachelor)

At this stage, your resume should look like this:

Step 5. Experience

Please note that the “work experience” column is written in the resume starting from the most recent place of your work, if it is not the only one, and starting from the period spent in this position.

For example:

Job title: chief accountant's assistant;

Job title: accountant

So we have already written half of the resume, it should look like this:

Step 6. Job Responsibilities

This item in the resume is not always required if the vacancy you are applying for is quite common, and you held a similar position at a previous job.

Sometimes this item can be included in the previous one by writing your job responsibilities immediately after the position.

Step 7. Achievements in previous jobs

The item "Achievements" is one of the most important in the resume! It is much more important than education and even work experience.

Your potential employer wants to know what exactly he will pay you wages for. Therefore, it is very important to mention when writing a resume about all significant achievements in previous jobs. At the same time, please note that it is correct to write in words that are the so-called "markers" for personnel officers who are considering your resume.

For example, it is correct to write:

• increased sales volumes by 30 percent in 6 months;
• developed and introduced new technology into production;
• shortened equipment maintenance costs by 40%.

Wrong to write:

• worked to increase sales;
• took part in a project to create a new technology;
• reduced equipment costs.

As you can see, it is also important to write specific numbers, as they very clearly reflect the essence of your achievements.

Now your resume looks like this:

Step 8. Additional Information

Here you need to describe your strengths, professional knowledge and skills that will directly help you to better and better perform the tasks assigned to you at a new job.

Usually they write the following:

1. Knowledge of computers and specialized software. This is true for office workers and employees whose direct work is connected with a PC. For example, for designers, accountants, programmers, office managers.
2. Proficiency in foreign languages. If your future job involves reading, translating or communicating in a foreign language and you speak it to a certain extent, be sure to write about it. For example: English spoken.
3. Having a car and driving skills. If your work involves business trips and you often have to drive a car, for example, working as a sales representative, then you should indicate the presence of your car, as well as the category of driver's license and experience.

Thus, in additional information, along with computer proficiency and a foreign language, write: I have a personal car, category B, 5 years of experience.

Step 9. Personal qualities

There is no need to describe too many qualities here, especially if they do not apply to your future work. You can be a kind and sympathetic person who loves children and respects your friends, but a potential employer will not be interested in reading about your “cordiality” and rich inner world.

For example, if you are applying for the position of an accountant, then it would be good to write here: composure, attentiveness, punctuality, efficiency, mathematical mindset, ability to analyze.

If you apply for a more creative profession, say a designer or creator, then you should indicate here: developed creative imagination, sense of style, non-standard view of the problem, healthy perfectionism.

It will be great if you mention your full name at the end of your resume. and positions of your former managers, as well as indicate their contact numbers so that your potential employer or his representative can verify your professionalism by receiving feedback about you from your former direct supervisors.

Even if your potential employer does not call your former supervisors, the mere fact of having contacts for recommendations will significantly increase his confidence in you.

At the very end of the resume, you must indicate when you are ready to start working, here you can also indicate the desired level of remuneration.

The final look of your resume:

Congratulations! Your resume is 100% ready!

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