5 Characteristics of a Good Resume

A good resume might not get you a job straight away, but it is a must for you to get an interview offer.

Regardless of your resume content, the first impression of your resume is just as important as well. And here, we list out the 5 characteristics that every good resume will have.

1. Obvious Contact Information

Each resume should start with the candidate contact information. We meant you need to put down your name, address, mobile number and email clearly and easy to spot. If you are applying for job abroad, remember to include your country code in your phone number for the HR ease. As compared to other resumes that have tiny contact information, you are one big step ahead.

2. A Nice Easy to Read Font

The font on the resume indirectly reflects your personality. If you are applying for a corporate job with Comic Sans font, most likely, the HR thought that you are making fun of them. The safest font should be Times New Romans (might be too old-fashioned), Arial or Calibri. Avoid those funky and weird fonts. Also, choose a suitable font size that is easy to read. Typically, 9 to 11 font size is the optimum font size depending on your font type. A resume that create eye sore is not welcomed.

3. Tidy Margins and Line Spacing

We understand that you have a lot of things to include into your resume, but do make sure you did not cramped your resume. A normal margin is the safest bet. Manipulating the margins make your resume not tidy and sometimes, too much words in a resume will reduce their interest to read it. Similar reasonings apply to line spacing, 1.15 to 1.5 is just nice. A standardised and tidy resume are the keywords.

4. A Systematic Layouts

For the ease of the readers, make sure you have clear headlines and groupings. This is important for the readers to find relevant information in the shortest time. Remember, in a large corporate company, the HR team merely spend a few minutes on each resume. Therefore, make sure you list out ur qualifications and credentials in a concise manner. For example, clear headings of Education, Qualifications, Working Experience, Skills, etc..

5. A Suitable Length

Avoid foot long resume! They don't have that much time to read your essay. Present yourselves as concise as possible. Besides saving the reader time (which they will appreciate you a lot), you are portraying yourselves as efficient, tidy, fast, and furious (just kidding!). Put yourselves into the readers' shoes, you won't like to read a 1000 words essay for 50 times a day right? 

With the above highlights, make sure your resume has all the characteristics above. You have earned yourselves your dream job interview chance.