Resume Writing Hints
Your Overall Career Plan
What are  you presently doing and what do you want to do in the future?
What are  your current qualifications and experience?
What are  your main strengths and weaknesses?
How will a  career change help you achieve your goals?

Identifying What You Want to Do
Would you  rather work long hours for significant financial rewards or would you prefer to  have more of a private life and less financial rewards?

Ideal Resume
The ideal  resume should catch the reader's attention and stimulate his or her interest in  you. It should make the reader want to meet you.

Important Things to Remember
1. Don't Be Too  Wordy
Ideally,  keep your resume to two or three pages
Use bullet  points where possible rather than large blocks of text
2. Be Sure To  Provide All Key Details
Related  working experience
Transferable  skills
Contributions
Achievements
Successes
3. Stick To The  Facts

And keep it honest. If you exaggerate on your resume, it  will be difficult for a client to judge if you are the right person for the  role. Moreover, if you were ever found to have misrepresented yourself, you  would lose all credibility and possibly even lose your job. What you should  include is factual information about your background and past jobs and  experiences. There is no need at this point to go into detail regarding your  character (e.g., your ability to work well within a group and under pressure,  etc.). Rather, leave this assessment of your character for the interview.
4. Keep It  Simple
Keep things  clear and simple
Don't use  colored paper or fancy stationery
Keep it  clean (e.g. no coffee stains or spilt hot cocoa!)
5. Other  Information Companies Expect
Personal  details (e.g., name, date of birth, contact details)
Nationality
Work permit  status (if you are foreigner)
Language  abilities
Work  experience (most recent job listed first)<br />
Job  description and achievements per job<br />
Academic  background and qualifications<br />
Interests/hobbies  (ideally something that promotes a positive image and demonstrates a healthy  lifestyle). Remember, irrelevant or bizarre hobbies are best left out of your  resume