Resume writting techniques >> Tips for a successfull Resume, what should do and what should not do : Career Development Center, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Dos

Do design your descriptions to focus on your accomplishments, using action verbs to clearly indicate the skills you've used. See Sample Action Verb list on page four.
Do try quantifying results in your descriptions, such as "Created marketing campaign that increased club membership by 25%."
Do keep your resume brief enough to fit on one page (or two pages if your experience is extensive). Academic CVs are often two pages or longer.
Do print your resume on good quality bond paper, either white or conservative tones. If printed on plain computer paper, copy onto good quality bond paper.
Do accompany your resume with a cover letter in most cases.
Do have others look over your resume for content and grammar. Career Counselors and Peer Counselors are available at the CDC to critique your resume during same day appointments.

Don'ts

Don't make your margins and font size too small: margins no smaller than one inch and font size no smaller than 10 point.
Don't include personal pronouns (e.g. I, me, we).
Don't include personal information, physical characteristics, or photographs on your resume. However, individuals from other countries may include these on their resumes.
Don't include the last line: "References available upon request" (see Sample Reference List).

Other Tips

It is more appropriate for freshmen and sophomores to include high school experiences. However, important high school experiences that have some relevance to your job objective may be appropriate for upper classmen.
For International Students it is sometimes a disadvantage to include your non-immigrant visa status or permanent address (if outside the U.S.) on your resume. Usually your visa status should be discussed later during the interview. If you have obtained permanent residency or U.S. citizenship, it might be to your advantage to list the information on your resume.

RESUME FORMATS

There is no single way to format your resume. The format you choose should present your strengths clearly.

Chronological Format

This format is most familiar to employers and most commonly used by Stanford students. This style of resume presents your experience and education in reverse chronological sequence, starting with the most recent. Date, job title, organization's name, location and a description of your activities are listed as part of the experience section. This format is simple, straightforward, and especially useful for anyone with a history of directly relevant experience.

Functional/Skills Format

This format focuses on areas of skill and can be effective in conveying your strengths to an employer, although many employers are not as familiar with this format as with the chronological or combination format. This style of resume draws attention to accomplishments and highlights your skills by function rather than your work experience and is more commonly used by people with very little formal work experience or are returning to the workplace after being away or otherwise involved.

Combination Format

This format is appropriate when you have relevant work experience for each of several skill areas and combines both the chronological and functional formats. This style allows you to group your experiences or key selling points together by functional areas (such as Research Experience and Teaching Experience), and then list those experiences in reverse chronological order within each section. It is also a familiar format to employers.