Resources For Candidates

Resume rescue

Chaloner Associates' Resume Rescue, a full suite of editing and interview preparation services to make you and your resume shine, including in-person interview training in New York or Boston. Read more.

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5 quick tips to a better resume

• Is your resume easy to open on any computer? Typically a Microsoft Word document or a PDF cause the fewest problems for most users. If using Word, stick to standard fonts, like Times and Arial.
  
• If you work from home, or are currently in a full-time job search, list your phone number as “home office”. List your cell phone, too. Use an email address that’s similar to your name. Blueeyes17@gmail.com might be memorable, but not as useful or professional as Johnsmith17@gmail.com. Save the cute email addresses for personal use only.
  
• Proofread, and proofread again. We recently received a thank-you note from a candidate who misspelled his own name in the subject line, and misspelled the name of our client three times in his cover letter. Memorable, but not in a good way.
  
• Name the document with your own name, not resume2.doc.
  
• Email your resume to friends and family for a test run. It’s crucial to be comfortable with technology; email is in, mail and fax are out.

If you need advice in creating or fine-tuning your resume and cover letters, Resume Rescue can help. Check it out.