To make it easier for us to determine where you might best fit within our organization, take a few simple steps to help us understand your qualifications.

 

Be sure your resume is:

        • in a PDF or Microsoft Word format

        • free of acronyms (we often don’t know what the acronyms mean)

        • neat, well organized and has an easy to read font

        • tailored to the position you are applying for

        • up-to-date and accurate

 

Please also ensure that it:

• includes your name and how to contact you (i.e. your current phone and e-mail address)

• includes specific dates with your experiences

• Uses bullets and point form statements
• Doesn’t include your gender, date of birth, age, family status, military status, citizenship status or personal identification numbers  

 

Spell check, spell check, and spell check!

 

Your resume should accurately reflect your academic achievements and accomplishments.

Include the full name of all post-secondary institutions attended  and the degrees you’ve completed.

 

You may be fresh out of college/university or have substantial work experience and a history of accomplishments. Either way, we want to know what skills you've acquired along the way. We'll look closely at the work experience section of your resume, so the information you provide here is very important.

        • Employment history should be in reverse chronological order (most recent job first)

        • Show the dates for which you held the position

        • Provide your job title, employer name and employer location

         • In point form communicate:

                    o What your role was

                    o The skills you developed in each role

                    o Your specific “key accomplishments” in each role

        • Avoid just listing basic job duties - we want to see the impact your efforts had on your company

        • Customize your resume by highlighting the skills that are relevant to the position

 

        • Tell us what makes you unique!

        • You can include:

                  o personal projects related to the position 

                  o your volunteer experiences

                  o professional organizations you are involved in

 

Include 3 work related references in your resume, or bring a typed list with you to the interview. For each reference provide their:

                 o name

                 o title and the organization they are with

                 o current contact information

                 o relationship to you (i.e. immediate supervisor, customer, co-worker, etc.)