Hiring managers often spend only a few seconds on a first look. A clear, short resume gives them what they need fast.
The structure that works
- Name and contact details at the top: email, phone and city.
- A two-line summary of who you are and what you are good at.
- Experience, newest first. For each job: role, company, dates and two to four points.
- Education: degree, school and year.
- Skills: a short list of tools and strengths that match the job.
Keep it to one page if you have under ten years of experience.
Write points that show results
Weak: “Responsible for social media.” Better: “Grew the page from 2,000 to 9,000 followers in six months by posting three times a week.”
Start each point with an action word (led, built, reduced, trained) and add a number when you honestly can.
Match the job
Read the job advert and use its important words where they are true for you. Many companies use software that scans for those words before a person sees your resume.
Keep the design plain
- One clean font, with headings in bold.
- No photos, tables or text boxes unless the job asks for them. Plain text is easiest for scanning software to read.
- Save as PDF so the layout does not change on another device.
Make the PDF
The resume maker lets you fill in each section, add as many jobs and schools as you need, and download a tidy PDF. Everything stays on your device, so your details are not uploaded.
Before you send it
- Read it out loud once to catch mistakes.
- Check that your phone number and email are right.
- Name the file clearly, for example “Asha-Rao-Resume.pdf”.
- Keep a separate cover letter. The application letter maker gives you a starting point.