Contact Name in your resumes
Decide how formal to appear when spelling out and presenting your name in your resumes
For example:
Donald C. Smith, III is very formal and proper;
but by using just Don Smith it sounds more inviting
therefore improving your chance of getting invited to a job interview
In your resumes, use your given name rather any “cute” nick- name that distracts from your professionalism
Avoid uses of strange or odd formal title(s), middle name(s), and nick-name in your resumes
If you have unisex name or foreign name then use Ms or Mr before your name in your resumes
For example:
Mr Lindsay Jones
Ms Van Nguyen
Coping with Bias
If you have a name that is difficult to pronounce, too long or has an obvious unpleasant meaning, we recommend that you choose a name for your resumes that is reader friendly. You don’t have to legally change your name but it is acceptable to choose a name you wish to be called.
If you have non-Anglicized name, to make it friendly we recommend that you consider Anglicizing it in your resumes. You don’t have to change your name you can choose to call yourself by any name you wish
It is all about reader friendly resumes. A Professional Resume Writing Service can develop this for you
Contact Address in your resumes
- Use your home address for correspondence
- Avoid using P.O. Box number as this can raise a red flag
Contact E-mail in your resumes
- Your e-mail address should match your name (donsmith@email.com)
- Avoid using unrelated email names like (coolbabe@email.com)
- If you don’t have an e-mail address , you must get one from google, yahoo or a reputable and reliable service
- Never use your work e-mail address in your resumes
- Check your e-mail daily for job correspondence
Contact - Telephone / Cell phone /Facsimile numbers in your resumes
- List your daytime telephone number in your resumes. If you have an answering machine, don’t forget to update your greeting and keeping it professional.
- Stay away from using company telephone and facsimile numbers for contact in your resumes
- If you don’t have a cell phone, get one. They are inexpensive, and will allow you to respond quickly if an employer wishes to arrange an interview
- Cell phone voice mail should also be up to date and professional
Contact – Page numbering in your resumes
If you have more than one page in your resumes, include your name and page number on each page. This helps the employer to identify loose pages when they are sorting resumes.
For example:
Smith/2
Avoid stapling your resumes since it can be very irritating to undo the staples for scanning or photocopying. You can use a simple paper clip if you wish.
What not to put in the contact section of your resumes
- In your contact header, do not use the word “Resume” or “Curriculum Vitae”. It should be obvious what the document is.
- Start and remove the word “Resume” or “Curriculum Vitae” now
- Avoid using “In confidence” on the top of your resumes. Unless the information in your resumes is classified for security reasons they will be passed around to various persons in the organization for screening
- Avoid including details of your height, weight, age, sex, religion, health, politics, names and ages of children, married or single or any other personal information in your resumes.
“When in doubt, throw it out”
Go to Great Resume Templates to get an idea of what we mean.