
Nov 8, 2015 ● Kate Lopaze
4 Best Resume Practices to Start Using Right Now
If your resume is a snapshot of your career, what should it look like in 2019? What are the best resume tips in 2019? As workplaces and career opportunities change all the time in this digital age, so do the tools. There are plenty of standard resume tips and resume best practices out there. Here are some of the best resume tips to get you ready to compete. (Sorry, no hologram resumes…yet.)
Best Resume Practice Tip 1: Be creative, but concise
The average recruiter or hiring manager looks at a new resume for 5 to 7 seconds before moving on to the next. That means you have to make an impression fast, and it needs to be a good one if you hope to get an interview. No one wants to see a solid block of text that looks like a page in a book. A resume laid out clearly, with easily read segments of information, will be a welcome sight. You want the reader to see you and your accomplishments, not a novel. Imagine that you’re using a more formal version of Twitter, and try to keep bullet points under a certain length. Another way to save space: don’t bother with an “objective” statement. The hiring manager at ABC Financial already knows you’re seeking a position in a large financial company, trust me.