{"id":353,"date":"2026-06-25T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/career-services\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:25:05","slug":"resume-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/career-services\/resume-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 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style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Resume Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Style of resume being used: Chronological, Functional, or Mixed\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be consistent\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bold and italic font is used to highlight items\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content on your resume should be written in descending order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be sure to use words correctly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Format dates September 2018, Sept. 2018, 9\/2018 or 9-2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spell out words before using abbreviations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact information should be current<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a professional email address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spacing needs to be consistent\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bullet points are written as descriptive phrases using action words.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obtain a list of action words, Google \u201cAction Words\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not use \u201cI\u201d statements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For current 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