Résumé Resources

The best resource to help you create your resume is the Loyalist Career Centre. The Centre can help you develop, review, and fine tune your résumé before you start distributing it. If you can’t make it to the Career Centre for advice, here are some other good resources:

What Recruiters Look at During the Six Seconds They Spend On Your Resume

This interesting article shows you where recruiters spend the most time focusing on resumes.  The study, which used a scientific technique called “eye tracking” on 30 professional recruiters, determined some of the most important aspects of a résumé.

12 Revealing Traits of a Successful Résumé

This great infographic will help you review some of the details you should include when writing a résumé.

Résumé Keywords

Here you will find a list of 250 keywords you can add to your résumé (as long as they apply). Remember: It’s always a good idea to look for keywords in a specific job posting as well.