The Ideal Resume Structure

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There are a number of key elements that need be included in the ideal resume structure:

• Personal Details – The essential contact details. No more no less. Your address is not necessary.
• Personal Profile – A compelling overview of your background, high level capability and personality.
• Qualifications – Completed study, relevant to the role.
• Work Summary – A relevant summary of the company, role and time frames involved.
• Achievements – The 2 or 3 things of which I am most proud.
• Personal Strengths – What you bring to the table, specifically associated with the role.
• Work Detail – An overview of the last 15 years / 3 roles in summary form.
• Personal Development – Training and personal development completed, relevant to the role.
• Accreditations / Memberships – Significant relationships or completed training.
• Interests – Only if relevant to the role and capabilities required.
• Volunteering – The things that you do for others
• Referees – TBA. Control the referencing process.

The layout, look and feel of a resume is critical to the impressions that we are trying to create. It needs to not only incorporate the right information, it also needs to send a clear presentation message, one that is about pride, professionalism and attention to detail. 

Cool Stuff

The history of the resume – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Résumé 

What’s next?

Now that we have a sense of structure, we need to populate the structure with great content and the place that we want to start is with an outstanding profile statement. After your priming words, a profile statement is the next place that we are establishing that emotional connection with the reader, and setting up a positivity effect that will shape perceptions throughout the process.