Resume: Do's and Do not's

What is a Resume? Why is it so important? Well, a resume, for one, is your ticket in the professional world. It's a document which highlights your skills, achievements, and abilities. A resume speaks for you without you having to do so. It's a reflection of you during your career.

However, you have to be very careful with what you write in a resume and what you don't. A resume should speak for you, but it shouldn't be your autobiography. The document is not your life story, but rather an advertisement tool to bring you into the business world.

Writing a resume for the first time is always difficult, as we don't understand the pros and cons, but we all have to start somewhere. Hence, this short post on the do's and do not's of a resume.

Your resume should include the following:

• Contact information (Name, email, address, phone number)
• Objective
• Education
• Experience
• Skills

What your resume should NOT include:

• Personal details
• Your age
• References
• Irrelevant work experience
• Unprofessional email
• Salary information
• Fancy fonts

~Momina Shabbir