The Heading

Because employers receive hundreds of resumes, the average resume will be looked at for around 8 seconds. It is therefore essential to make you have a professional resume that stands out, which starts with the heading.

 

The heading includes your name and contact information and you want to make sure your resume won't get lost in a pile if the employer wants to contact you. As a result, your name should be centered, preferably capitalized and written with a bigger font size - between 10 and 16. Use bold and italics for emphasis purpose only. Do not use more than 2 font types.

 

Instead of

Johnny Good

1234 main st, Billyville, TX

653.345.88876

johnnybgood@yahoo.com

 

Write

JOHNNY GOOD

Phone: 653.345.88876 - email: johnnybgood@yahoo.com - 1234 main st, Billyville, TX