Many, if not most of us have written resumes at one time or another. While we feel we have the perfect resume, it is always a good idea to get a second or third opinion (or fourth or fifth if you're unsure). Here are a few rules to abide by when writing a resume for a tax accountant or assurance position:
1) NO ERRORS! In this day and age with spell check and grammar check available there should be no spelling or grammatical errors. If a red or green squiggle line appears below a word or phrase, please double check it. Please be sure you also have the correct email and phone number on the resume as this is how the recruiters will contact you. There is no room for error and no second chance for a first impression.
2) CONSISTENCY! I cannot tell you how many times I have reviewed a resume where the dashes, periods and/or bullet points are inconsistent. You want to present yourself as a polished individual which means maintaining consistency throughout your resume. If you wish to have a space between the dates or your employment, please be sure that all the dashes are the same. Similarly make sure all bullet points, regardless of which section - education, employment or hobbies - are consistent.
3) OBJECTIVE. Please be sure that you state an objective, but keep it short and concise. If you specify a firm name or a group of firms (i.e. Big Four), please be sure you update your objective as appropriate when submitting to other firms.
4) GPA. Please list your GPA, both graduate (if applicable) and undergraduate. Recruiters may throw out your resume if you don't have your GPA listed. If your GPA is below a 3.0, you still need to list it. Not listing your GPA creates a negative image as they feel you are trying to hide something.
5) HOBBIES. Believe it or not, firms are interested in getting to know you as a person. However, be honest about your hobbies as you never know whether or not the interviewer has the same hobby. You don't want to walk into the interview saying you are interested in fishing, only to find out that your interviewer is a fishing aficionado.
Hello EVERYONE!!!
ReplyDeleteTo add on to what was already posted, I have encountered many people who need to add more to the “extracurricular/ hobbies” section of their resume. I wanted to let everyone know that there are student groups on the San Francisco campus that can help ‘add’ to your resume.
A student group of particular interest to this blogspot is the Accounting Club. The Accounting Club puts together informational seminars about different industries and careers, social networking events, as well as volunteers at two community events per year. There are 9 officers and all of us are rotating off in August. Getting involved on campus is a great way to add something else to your resume!!!
We will be holding elections in August, and we will send out more information to the Tax and Accounting Students as the date comes closer.
If anyone is interested in learning more about the club or the Masters of Accounting and Tax Programs please attend our next event detailed below. The purpose of this event is to discuss best practices outgoing students have found in their time at GGU and what the incoming students can expect from the Master’s of Accountancy and Taxation Programs.
Q&A with the Outgoing Cohort Students
Ice Cream Social
Friday, June 11th
3:30 pm
San Francisco Campus
Room 5210
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Erica van Aman: esvanaman@yahoo.com