How to make a good resume

Your resume is a sales document. It is a marketing document. You are selling a product to a customer. You have to tailor your resume to every single work you apply for.
The purpose of a resume is to tell the employer how your features add value to them. In other words, it is about the benefits of your features to their business.
Therefore, your CV or resume should involve more than just listing your work experience and education. It should be much like crafting an advertisement to attract employers.
Below are eight important tips for a job seeker to write a winning resume.
- Optimizing the name/contact section
- Ordering your work experience. The most relevant experience should come first. Recruiters have only 6 seconds before they decide whether they are going to continue to read your resume.
- For job description, highlight achievements rather than duties. Back up your key achievements with commercial value.
- What if you don’t have any experience?
- Where to put your education section
- Should you include your GPA on your CV?
- The skills section - do you need it?
- Extracurriculars and awards