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Tips for Writing Resume

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Things to Do

1. Move ahead with your most qualifying experience
2. Consider a consolidated experience category
3. Lay stress on accomplishments
4. Be generous with white space
5. Use bullets, bold type, capital letters, & underlining
6. Check continuity of history
7. Two other people should review it
8. Send your references a copy of your resume
9. Use good paper
10. Avoid anything negative

Things Not to Do

1. Don't exaggerate, over emphasize or try to mislead 
2. Don't state a salary 
3. Don't include names of references 
4. Don't include a photograph 
5. Don't include religion, race, national origin, or political affiliation 
6. Don't exaggerate your qualifications
7. Don't include a reason for leaving your last job 
8. Don't use unusual abbreviations or acronyms