How to Be Honest When Writing a Resume

Learn how to write a resume without exaggerating.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• good quality paper
• computer and/or printer access

1. Always include your legal name, physical address, and the specific job you're interested in.

2. Include your educational background, skills, knowledge, and experience.
   It's a combination of these qualities that usually land you the position!

3. List previous employers, the length of time you were employed, and the duties you performed. Don't list references but state their availability upon request.

4. Don't exaggerate about your experience or education. The truth may not always get you the position but a lie that is later discovered may definitely get you fired!

5. Always dwell on the positive aspects instead of the negative. For example, if you've been a productive stay-at-home parent for 10 or more years, state your acquired skills: parenting, housekeeping, volunteering, etc. Everyone has a skill and some people fail to recognize their self worth.

6. Be confident and direct when listing your assets but never brag. State why the addition of you and your assets would be significant to your prospective employer.

7. Your resume should be very attractive, on quality paper, and be very neat. Composition, grammar, and wording should be precise and correctly spelled.

Tips & Warnings

• Be persistent! A smart employer will recognize your honesty as a great benefit to their company.
• More resources on composing a resume are available at your local library and of course, on eHow.com Good Luck on your job hunting!

[donbroro]

on 10/5/2009 Bare bones basics and a little outdated. Most resume writers now tell you NOT to put "References available upon request", because it goes without saying.