Once you are ready to enter the job world, one of the most crucial aspects to prepare yourself is to draft your resume. A resume forms your first impression in front of the clients. In large flock of people, the initial stage of weeding out candidates is through their resumes. Mostly, the clients decide their first set of candidates by scanning through their resumes. Therefore, prior to submission of resume, it is essential to do a last minute check to ensure your resume stands out in the pile.
Spelling and Grammar
Just when you assume your resume is completely error-free, you glance at it and can find a spelling wrong or a typo error. It will surely land the resume in the reject list. Therefore, run a spell check, look for capitals and ensure it is rightly placed, nail down the grammar errors, and lastly, get a third-eye view. Sometimes, even after all the checks; an expert view can make your resume the best.
External URL Links
With online rage taking over the world, resumes are sure to have external links listed through in it. Be it your social media profile links, presentation documents, or any of your works, double check the links are up-to-date and work correctly. You may also want to hyperlink the words in the resume instead of adding the link to avoid mistakes.
Font and Layout
Keeping the font unvarying throughout the resume gives a professional look to the resume. Avoid using too big or too small font and keep it consistent. Scroll till the bottom to ensure the spacing is just right, bullet points are apt and all the lines are evenly written. Have readable headers with even margins.
Tenses and Verbs
Though a minor resume check, nonetheless, it is critical. Ensure your past profile and role is changed into past tense while the current profile should be in present tense. Adhere to your experiences, responsibilities and achievements in correct tense.
Formatting
While it is good to get creative in formatting your resume depending on your role, too extravagant format makes it tough to read your resume and result in skip of important details. Do not overdo and keep it simple to give it a professional look.
Do not let such trivial errors make your resume ignored by the recruiters. It is important to recap the draft, format and details in the resume before sending it to the recruiters.