Resume Outline Suggestions

The resume outline will help you overcome a difficult part of resume writing, which is: How do you get started?

These outline suggestions will help get you started, and also save you time.

Feel free to modify or expand on this outline to meet the specific resume requirements of your profession.

I advise most of my clients to stick with the chronological resume format. The majority of hiring-decision-makers prefer this resume format, because it is quicker to read and easier to find the information that they are looking for.

Headings for a Resume Format

This basic resume format below shows you the various headings that can be used, and where the relevant information belongs on your resume.

The wording below in bold are some of the headings that should appear in your resume:

• Section One: Contact Details (Your name, address, and e-mail and phone number)
• Section Two: Objective (The job you are applying for)
• Section Three: Work History (In reverse chronological order)
• Section Four: Education
• Section Five: On the Job Training or Development
• Section Six: Computer Training
• Section Seven: Languages

These sections can also be used as a basic chronological outline of a resume.