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Pimp your résumé

In General, Tips N Tricks on October 26, 2006 at 9:28 pm

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on pimping your résumé to stand out of the crowd. This comes with picture samples that makes it easy to understand. Here are the steps involved,

  • Pick a better typeface
  • Remove extra indentations
  • Make it easy to skim
  • Apply typographic detailing
  • Use smart quotes
  • Space out text set in ALL CAPS
  • Separate durations of time with en dashes
  • Adjust spacing in phone numbers

Read the full tutorial here.