Can your resume pass the 10 second scan?

Keep it clean, Keep it simple, Pour on the sizzle
according to the "Job Hunting Handbook"

Employers and potential internship site sponsors receive dozens, sometimes hundreds (depending on the company), of resumes for one job opening. Sadly only a handful out of 100 resumes will result in an interview.

Why so few? Because few employers read all the resumes they receive. Instead they give each resume a quick, ten second glance.

If the resume is too long, too wordy, too cluttered looking, or too disorganized it gets "filed" - into the waste basket.

The resumes that get read are one page long. They are easy to scan. They are inviting to look at. They have sizzle - they show that the person applying for the job is qualified and can deliver results.

For additional information about resume writing, stop by the Career Services office, Saint Mary's Hall Room 136.