Community Magazine March 2016

68 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE TIPS FOR A BUILDING A PERFECT RESUME For additional information on the topics discussed, please contact David Hoory CLF LUCTF, the Managing Partner of New York Life Insurance Company located at the Riverview General Office in Brooklyn. Tel. 718 486 4601 / email: dhoory@ft.newyorklife.com 1. ONE PAGER Make sure that you do your best to try to fit it all on one page. Employers are not interested in reading a novel for a resume - they want straight and to the point. 2. CLEAR INFO Start with your complete contact information, followed by either your work experience or education. When describing your experience make sure that you have dates and stick to 3 or 4 bullet points of some of the highlights of that position. 3. ABOUT YOU Besides school and work, employers want to know a little bit about you and what your interests are. So, if you volunteer in a local organization, are involved in a charity, or are part of any clubs or local chambers - let them know. That may be the difference in you getting that dream job! 4. PROOFREAD Proofread, proofread, proofread! I cannot begin to tell you how many resumes we see with typographical and grammatical errors. Don’t rely on your computer to correct you, read it over on your own and when you’re done have a friend take another look at it. 5. SOCIAL MEDIA Be aware that most employers today will not solely rely on the piece of paper they received from you. In this day and age employers are googling candidates and finding out a lot more information than sometimes necessary - so make that you google yourself before you let that first resume out there. Finally, pass your resume around to some of your friends, family, mentors, or even a career services firm so that you have that 3rd party professional opinion on whether or not your resume is ready to go! "EMPLOYERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN READING A NOVEL FOR A RESUME - THEY WANT STRAIGHT AND TO THE POINT. " Looking to land that interview for that perfect position? Well the first thing that will get you through the gatekeeper is a strong resume. After having reviewed thousands of resumes, our experts have compiled a list of the top tips to build that perfect resume: