A resume is one of the most intuitive and important tools for showcasing personal abilities, experience, and potential when job - hunting.
How to prepare a high - quality resume? What details should be paid attention to when submitting resumes online? Here comes the guide.
First, avoid common mistakes:
Using one resume for multiple positions
Requirements for employees vary among different positions. A general resume fails to highlight your relevance to the target position and may instead reduce your competitiveness. Tailor the resume content based on the requirements of each position, emphasizing skills and experience relevant to that particular job.
Over - using templates and having poor color - matching aesthetics
A good - looking resume is a powerful key to job - hunting. Over - using templates may lead to chaotic color - matching, messy layout, and even logical confusion. Choose a simple and professional template and maintain a consistent color - scheme.
Over - exposing personal information
Pay attention to protecting personal privacy. Only provide information related to job - hunting, such as educational background, research experience, work experience, contact information, etc. Avoid exposing too much unnecessary private information, such as marital status, family situation, ID number, etc.
Disorganized experiences and unfocused abilities
Avoid listing experiences in a disorganized way. Based on the ability requirements of the target position, select appropriate personal experiences, highlight the abilities that match the position requirements, and emphasize your achievements and contributions.
Excessive length and errors like faulty sentences
Highlight key information and avoid including long paragraphs and unnecessary details in the resume. Avoid spelling mistakes, typos, faulty sentences, and punctuation errors. Such problems may create an impression of being unprofessional, unreliable, inattentive, and careless.
How to write personal experiences well? Here's a tip:
The STAR principle
S
Situation
Describe the background of the event, explaining why you did it.
T
Task
State what task you took on and how you defined your task in the context of the event.
A
Action
Describe what you accomplished, what you did to complete the task, and why you did it.
R
Result
Indicate what results you finally achieved, what you gained from the actions, and whether you achieved the goals.
For example, if you worked part - time at the school's career and entrepreneurship guidance center, you could describe your experience like this:
January 2021 - September 2023
Deputy Minister of the Management Department, School Career and Entrepreneurship Guidance Center
[Procedure handling] Accumulatively handled over 10,000 cases of graduate employment procedures and employment policy consultations, with a graduate satisfaction rate of 98.8%.
[Data processing] Skilled in using Excel for data analysis. Once led a team to process nearly a thousand pieces of employment quality data within one month.
[Team training] Trained 40 new team members in total, ensuring that they mastered the basic processes within one month and were familiar with all processes within three months.
Regarding Zhengxianling - China's first pan - international talent recruitment platform
Zhengxianling is developed and operated by Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. The company mainly provides international services such as talent job-seeking and recruitment, recruitment and introduction of high-level talents / science and technology innovation-related talents (Overseas Excellent Young Talents, Qiming Plan, online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), academic exchanges, and software development. In due time, we will launch language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. to meet the needs of global users. Up to now, the company has established communication channels with national ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology, talent offices of the Organization Departments of some provincial and municipal Party committees, departments of human resources and social security, industry and information technology, science and technology, trade unions, chambers of commerce, academic societies, associations, 985 and 211 universities in various regions across the country, HRs of some enterprises, the International Academician Consortium, the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, and some international institutions in countries such as Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, and QS World's top 100 universities (MIT, Oxford, the University of Melbourne...).
Service items are as follows:
A. Recruitment and introduction of international high-level / science and technology innovation-related talents (doctors, post-doctors, academicians) (online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), overseas enterprise study tours, academic exchanges, and software development.
B. Operation of Zhengxianling® (The types of talents on the platform and official account are not limited. Note: The official website is undergoing upgrading and renovation).
Service-supported regions:
China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, the United States, Canada, etc. (covering more than 100 countries and regions).
Main service content: Online and offline special high-level talent job fairs for cities, parks, and employers, talent-introduction activities related to science and technology innovation (project solicitation, screening, roadshow... implementation, etc.), investment promotion, academic exchange conferences, online job-seeking and recruitment, and offline services are available in the above-mentioned designated countries.
In the past 2024, we have successively joined the Hubei Chushang Federation in China and the World Federation of Inventors' Associations [IFIA], and have established the grand goal of building Zhengxianling into China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform (Language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. will be launched in due time. The establishment of the International HRD (HR) Alliance is in progress), and in the future, it will serve billions of users in more than 200 countries around the world. As of December 31, 2024, we have received a reply from the chairman of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, welcoming Yuntong Technology and Zhengxianling to join the cooperation of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA in 2025. Starting from 2025, we will cooperate with the International Academician Consortium and may participate in activities such as the FCPAE (Federation of Chinese Professionals in Europe) European Forum to facilitate international talent exchanges and cooperation, thereby promoting scientific and technological innovation, driving employment, serving global economic construction, and promoting friendly cross-border cooperation to create a better future. Thus, we can better serve users from all over the world.
The Chinese full name of IFIA: World Federation of Inventors' Associations. Its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland, and San Francisco, the United States. In February 2024, after being reviewed and approved by the 47th Global Executive Committee of IFIA, Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Zhengxianling] joined the organization. For details, please refer to the official website of IFIA:
https://www.ifia.com/ifia-47th-executive-committee-meeting-held-on-feb-2024/
Our company's recruitment platform will officially launch a paid service starting from February 1, 2025. For details, please refer to:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YmOxE1snwAAvskZgwm5RxA
Currently, we are organizing online and offline special job fairs for high-level talents of international organizations. For details of the event, please refer to the push article on the schedule plan of the international high-level talent recruitment activities of Zhengxianling®:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UGfNhxHRoIs1KZF7Thsfxg
Zhengxianling® recruits a large number of overseas high-level talents and innovative talents all year round. For details, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8YaCD8xaXiDeC93a1foUKQ
Regarding the invitation letter for the initiation of the International HRD (HR) Alliance, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fdg6QB82KAJCeTi0VZVZKQ
We welcome HRs of employers from all over the world, heads of universities and research institutes, academic leaders, young doctors / post-doctors / academicians and other talents to contact us or register to join our platform，The talents we recruit will be preferentially recommended to work in universities, research institutions and other units in China or various countries around the world.
How to improve the appearance of the resume?
Visualization of data and experiences
Using data in the resume to reflect experiences can more intuitively showcase your experience and abilities, making your resume more persuasive.
For example, if you operate a WeChat official account, you can write about the number of original articles published, the cumulative number of original words, the number of views, the number of new users, and you can further add year - on - year and month - on - month data.
Graphic processing
When designing the resume, avoid too many fancy elements. Generally, choose one main color and keep the whole resume consistent. All color elements on the page should not exceed three at most. You can also use icons to highlight your skills or specialties.
Effective use of templates
Choose a clean, simple but personalized template, make appropriate personalized adjustments, build your own resume logic, place the key information of your career advantages in a prominent position, and arrange the resume according to your own thinking, rather than simply applying the template.
When submitting resumes online, pay attention to:
Email subject management
Email is a common way for job - seekers to submit resumes. A concise and clear email subject can arouse the interest of HR and increase the chance of your resume being viewed.
Write your name and the applied position clearly in the email subject, for example: Zhang San - Application for Software Engineer.
Avoid using overly fancy or irrelevant subjects, and especially avoid using the default subject.
Concise and to - the - point body
Avoid repeating all the content in the resume in the email body. Focus on emphasizing information related to the position.
You can briefly introduce yourself in one or two sentences, express your interest in the position; list key skills and experiences to highlight your fit with the position; provide contact information and express your hope for an opportunity to communicate further.
Attachment format and naming
If you send the resume as an attachment, make sure the attachment format is consistent with the recipient's requirements. PDF format is a common choice as it can preserve the document's format and layout and present consistently on different devices.
Name the attachment clearly and simply, for example, Zhang San_Resume for Software Engineer.pdf. Avoid using ambiguous file names and avoid including special characters in the file name.
Pay attention to the filling time for online applications
Set aside enough time to fill out application forms, questionnaires, etc. When filling in information, ensure consistency with the resume and other materials. It's best to prepare relevant written materials in advance.
