Most of the time while compiling information for a resume, job-seekers often do not include all the information that employers desire, and tend to have unnecessary information on their job resume and employment cover letter.  Consider the following resume tips when thinking about making a resume:

Aside from having an employment history that as closely as possible matches an open position, employers typically want to know work-related and personal information such as:

1. Work-Related, But Not Performance-Related – a consistent pattern of work without any gaps or at least with gaps explained, any workers comp injuries, # of sick days missed over the past 3 years, # of days late, never refused or always volunteered for overtime whenever it is available, work ethic, reasons for leaving previous jobs, etc.
2. Work-Related – a consistent pattern of salary increases within a company and from company to company, a pattern of increases in responsibility within a job and from company to company, get things done on time, not be an expense but an asset, results of performance evaluations, get along with other people, not disrupt the internal environment, not be a “clock watcher” or a “9 to 5” employee, etc.
3. Personal – There is a fine line here between revealing too much personal information and just enough personal information to make you an “attractive” candidate.
   1. If you are unemployed, employers want to know that you did not sit around watching cartoons all day. They want to know what you did in what they perceive as your “down-time” such as read books, volunteered, started a blog, conducted research, took courses, worked at odd-jobs, expanded your skills, worked on hobbies, signed up for subcontracting work on guru.com or elance.com, etc. The fact is that employers just don’t want to hear that finding a new job was your full-time activity. The truth is that finding a new job is a full-time activity, but employers want to hear more and you had better be able to provide the “more.”
   2. If you are employed, employers want to know that you do something with your life after work other than watch TV or party with your friends.

By including this information, any resume cover letter and resume will look much more appealing to an employer because of the information it provides is constant with what they are looking for even before interviewing a candidate.  The job search will only become easier if the resumes you provide companies are satisfying what they intend on seeing from its candidates.