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Resume Check List
You worked hard to create what you believe
to be the perfect résumé but...
IS IT REALLY
PRIMED and READY?
Use this checklist to make sure your
résumé is ready to send to the employer:
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1.
Is your résumé pleasing to the eye
and attractive?
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Yes
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No
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2.
Is your résumé different from other
résumés the employer might receive?
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Yes
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No
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3.
Is your contact information accurate
and easy to find?
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Yes
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No
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4.
Is your résumé’s font and style
scannable?
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Yes
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No
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5.
Is your résumé no more than
one-to-two pages in length?
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Yes
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No
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6.
Have you used position specific
keywords which will survive a résumé
scan?
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Yes
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No
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7.
Does your résumé clearly define your
employment goal and the value you
offer the employer toward that goal?
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Yes
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No
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8.
Does your résumé demonstrate that
you are qualified for the position
in the first 1/3 of the first page?
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Yes
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No
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9.
Does your résumé demonstrate your
value to the potential employer?
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Yes
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No
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10.
Does your résumé quantify and
qualify your personal achievements,
challenges, and results to the
employer?
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Yes
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No
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11.
Did you leave valuable information
out of your résumé?
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Yes
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No
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12.
Did you over/under demonstrate
length of time in positions in your
résumé?
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Yes
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No
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© Copyright Vet2Work/Naturallysilver
2010-11. No re-publication of this article
is permitted without express permission.
This is an excerpt from "Successful Career
Moves" by C.A. Stapleton.
About the author: C.A. Stapleton,
A.S., B.S., M.B.A., is an experienced,
published professional career consultant,
mentor, and résumé/ biographical writer.
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