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Writing Your Resume

If you've been working your way through our resume guide, you'll now have a good understanding of the importance of a well written resume. You may have also chose the style of resume you'll use (chronological, functional or performance) and the achievements you'll wish to highlight. It's now finally time to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and start the task of actually writing your resume.

This section will guide you through the whole process; from gathering together the relevant information, to the importance of the layout and presentation; and from adapting your final resume to suit each job application to offering advice on choosing your referees.

First Steps
The first step in writing your resume ...
Presentation Tips
Our top ten tips to make sure your resume looks as professional as you are ...
The Resume Layout
Tips on how to set your resume out ...
Resume Guidelines
Tips on creating an impressive resume ...
Resume References
Making sure you choose the ones that will say the right things about you ...
Adapting your Resume
Tailoring your resume to match the job requirements ...