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Resume Instructions

What you should include in your resume:

1. A Clear and Professional Looking Email Address
   Make sure it is not more then 10 characters before the @ symbol. Ideally, your e-mail address should have your first name and last name or initials. It’s OK to insert a period, hyphen, or underscore in between your first and last names.

   For example:  (Chris make sure this email is not a hyper link)
   Yes: Accountant25@gmail.com
   Yes: John.Doe@yahoo.com
   No:  Budapestgeorgelaczko@hotmail.com  (Too Long)
   No:  partyhard@hotmail.com (Unprofessional)

   Gmail is the best email to use.  It works well, is easily recognizable and it is more new and professional looking than other email providers like Hotmail or Yahoo.

2. Your Work Experience – You should give a list of your work experience that best fits the job you are applying for.  A chronological list from most recent to least is best if every job you’ve had in the recent past is in the industry you’ll be applying for.  If you’ve been working out of your industry, you should give a list of your work experience from most relevant to least.

3. Your Related Skills - List all of your skills.  These can include items like specific computer skills, or aptitudes you’ve developed in your career such as time management.

   Example:  Microsoft Office, Time Management, Attention to Detail, Contract Negotiations

4. Your Education – Education is extremely important to employment, be sure to list all of your education, including individual courses you may have taken or professional development you completed in your job.

What you should not include in your resume:

1. Age, Race, Sex, Religion, Marital Status, Past or Current Medical Issues, Pictures, Whether or not you have children

2. Information about your High School, unless you possess only a High School Diploma

3. If you include your personal interests, do not make a long list.  Keep it short.

4. Do not write in Paragraphs, write in point form when explaining your skills, credentials or previous experience

How to Stand Out From the Rest

1. Have your own web site or Blog this can be used when emailing your resume you can have your resume in the email attachment and a link to your web site or Blog in the email.

2. Hire a professional to rewrite your resume, make sure they live in Canada. You can find them on www.craigslist.com. Average cost $200-$400.