The 11 basic components of your resume
Posted by Ric Ward on December 15th, 2008
Your resume is your story and your resume should effectively present present ALL of your career experience, education, training and most importantly your achievements in an easy to read format.
There are many opinions passed around about how long a resume should be, the information that shouldn’t be put in the resume, how many years back you should go when including jobs and so on.
All of these opinions are usually prefaced by “They say…”.
I haven’t yet discovered who they are.
The basic components of a resume are:
- Contact Information
- Degrees, Diplomas & Certifications
- Languages Spoken
- Work Experience
- Education
- Professional/Technical Training
- Awards & Prizes
- Community & Volunteer Experience
- Travel
- Sports
- Hobbies
In closing
Your resume is your story and should present your career experience, education, training and most importantly your achievements in an easy to read format. The length of your resume will be determined by your years of experience, not by an arbitrary one or two page limit.
Richard (Ric) Ward
IT Headhunter
