Job Resume - Guide	(ver: 08/01/2002)
General Tips 
•	If you want to send your resume by e-mail, save it in *.RTF format and make your e-mail address and web page as an active link.
•	Adapt your resume for your wanted position and for the firm where you will want to send it.
•	If you are seeking a job in a field in which you have no prior experience, don't use the chronological format for your resume. By using a functional or skills-oriented format, you can present your relevant experience and skills up front.
•	Don't include information on your marital status, age, race, family or hobbies.
•	Don't confuse a resume and a curriculum vitae, your employer wants to obtain only relevant informations connected with your prospective position.
Mistakes
Your future employer really hates on you resume: 
•	Grammar errors. Ask your friend for review the resume.
•	More than two pages long.
•	Old irrelevant jobs.
•	Fancy graphics.
•	Bad quality paper, xerox of xerox, coloured paper, coffee stains.
Content Areas
Name, Address, Telephone, E-mail (REQUIRED)
•	If you are a foreigner with the strange name mark what is your surname.
•	Don't forget the phone area code.
Objective (REQUIRED)
•	Write what do you want to do? If you have 2 goals, write 2 resumes.
Education (REQUIRED)
•	Write in the reverse chronological order.
•	Degree, institution, date of graduation.
Highlight of Qualifications (Optional)
•	You can include this section if you want to emphasise certain skills, qualities, abilities and accomplishments, especially those that would not be obvious from your education or a work experience.
•	Example : reliable and responsible worker, work under pressure, ...
Work Experience (REQUIRED - MOST IMPORTANT)
•	Include: the title of your position, the name of organisation, the location of work (town, state), and dates, responsibilities, obtained knowledge, projects, used technologies.
•	Write in the reverse chronological order.
•	Write relevant and most important experiences first and describe them fully. Be brief with the irrelevant experiences or omit them.
•	It is sometimes useful to divide your work experience into two categories: Relevant Experience and Other Experience.
•	It's more important to emphasise your abilities and accomplishments more than past duties.
Job Skills (Optional)
•	Summary of all your work skills, divided by topics - managing, security, hardware, software, programming languages, databases, ...
Additional Informations (Optional)
•	Computer Knowledge - Subsections - software, hardware, ...
•	Your web page.
•	Interests - Include social or civic activities.
•	Activities, Honours, Leadership, Awards, Achievements, Accomplishments.
References
•	References on request.
Links
Resume
content.monster.ca - good database, resume advices
www.123-jobs.com - very good tips about resume
www.headhunter.net - good database of jobs, good list of links to resume pages
Job Search
www.workopolis.com - best and largest jobs database, very good advises for immigrants
www.jobshark.ca - e-mail posting of daily search results.
english.monster.ca

jobsearchcanada.about.com - find job before immigrating, many good links
www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca - official pages of Human Resources Development Canada
worksearch.gc.ca - good advices
www.dbm.com/jobguide - good links list
www.brainiacsonline.com - resume with video and photo, web video conference through local office