- Don't ever lie on your resume.
- Don't include on your resume your height, weight, age, date of birth, place of birth, marital status, sex, ethnicity/race, health, social insurance number, reasons for leaving previous job(s), names of former supervisors, specific street addresses or phone numbers of former employers, picture of yourself, salary information, or any information that could be perceived as controversial, such as religion, church affiliations, or political affiliations.
- Do consider a bulleted style to make your resume as reader-friendly as possible.
- Don't go beyond two pages with your resume if you can help it. Remember, your resume isn't the only one the employer is looking at, they do not have time to read a six page essay on your life story. Keep it short, simple, and to the point.
- Do list your jobs in reverse chronological order. (Meaning you start at the present and go backwards in time)
- Don't use excessive fonts and colors on your resume.
- Do include as much contact information as possible -- any information that would enable an employer to reach you during business hours. Numbers to leave messages at are fine as well.
- Don't use personal pronouns (I, my, me) in a resume.
- Don't leave out the locations of your past jobs (city and province/territory).
- Do put three to five references on your resume if you can. Try to keep them as people you know, and NOT family members. Try to avoid "References available upon request".
- Do proofread carefully.
- Don't handwrite your Resume. Type it.
