The rules for successful resume writing

Trying to get a new job can be a hugely frustrating process, especially if you are stuck at the stage where you are spending hours writing resumes, sending them off and hearing nothing back. Sometimes this can be because there’s so much competition out there for the best jobs but too often it’s because your resume just isn’t good enough, even if your experience and skills are.

To help you avoid falling into this trap, Resume.io has come up with top tips for writing resumes. Using these tips will give you the advantage that will help your application end up on the top of the right pile rather than the bottom of the shredder. They cover all aspects of a great resume, starting with something as simple as using the right font size. It’s 10 or 12, by the way.

White space is also important on a resume, much…