How to Make Your Resume Short yet Impressive

Writing an effective resume is an art at which not everyone is proficient. I have seen people who have extensive years of experience but don't know much about resume writing. They simply put together all the professional and educational details and forget about factors like lucidity and relevancy. In fact, a poorly written CV is a common reason why deserving candidates are not shortlisted for job positions in leading organizations. To avoid falling prey to the ill effects of a futile CV, one should make some efforts to learn the art of resume writing.

On a single resume, one has to mention everything from hobbies to professional experience. With so many things to write and limited space, it becomes very challenging to decide which particulars should be mentioned on the final copy. In case of professionals with 15-20 years of experience, the job gets even tougher. Listing job responsibilities and dates for all the job positions becomes not only for the person writing the resume but for the employer as well. So, to avoid all these hassles, here we would list a few tips that should be kept in mind while penning down your experience on the resume.

• Don't emphasize on dates – If you have say more than five years of experience, avoid mentioning dates of joining and leaving the organization. Simply put years and talk about the responsibilities you were handling in the past organization. By doing so, you can mention relevant experience on the CV without delving into minor details.

• Skip Oldest Jobs – A large numbers of professionals with 15-20 years of industry experience apply for jobs in Dubai every year. If they start listing every job position, the CV would be endlessly lengthy. Thus, all such professionals should avoid mentioning oldest jobs in their resume. To ensure that you don't miss any important positions, thoroughly look at the professional experience and try to figure out which ones are not relevant to the profile for which you are forwarding the resume.

• Put Educational Qualifications in Brief – For a fresher, the relevance of mentioning educational qualification is more than an experienced professional. So, if you have significant years of experience you can skip this section. Or just talk about your educational degrees in brief so that the employer can focus only on the experienced you earned in the industry.

With these tips, you can keep your resume short without missing on essential details. Now, have a look at your resume and find out if there is a scope of improvement.

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