by Susan K. Maciak, lead consultant, www.cameocareer.com
Your resume has 30 seconds to make a good impression on someone. It’ll go quickly to the bottom of the pile if it is: sloppy, smudged, full of misspelled words, or hard to read at a quick glance.
Your resume will make a good impression immediately if dates and places are easy to follow throughout your career, if you used powerful words to describe your experience, if your knowledge and skills are included in concise, but specific, terms.