Resume Writing: Contact Information - GCFGlobal

You probably already know that your contact information—which includes your name, address, phone number, and email address—should always appear at the top of ... ResumeWriting:ContactInformation 55e88e41b8c51d6012fe1ec2 55e06ff41496fdb039cef0b7 Lesson4:ContactInformation /en/resumewriting/resume-tips-and-strategies/content/ Contactinformation Regardlessofwhichresumeformatyouuse,youwillstillneedtoincludethecorrectinformationwritteninawaythatsellsyourprofessionalexpertisetoahiringmanager.Whatyouchoosetoincludeonyourresumecanmakeorbreakyourentirejobsearcheffort.Sowhatshouldyouincludetoimproveyourchances? Itallstartswithyournameandothercontactinformation.Inthislesson,you'lllearnwhatcontactinformationtoincludeandhowtoplaceitonyourresume.Youwillalsohaveanopportunitytocreateyourownresumestartingwithaddingcontactinformation. Whatcontactinformationshouldyouinclude? Youprobablyalreadyknowthatyourcontactinformation—whichincludesyourname,address,phonenumber,andemailaddress—shouldalwaysappearatthetopofyourresume,regardlessofwhichresumeformatyouareusing. Butdidyouknowthatsomeemployersactuallyusethecontactinformationsectiontoscreenundesirablecandidates?Theymaypassyouoverifyouliveinanotherpartofthecountryinordertoavoidpayingrelocationcosts.Ortheymayformanegativeopinionofyouifyourcontactinformationisinappropriateinsomeway.Alotofhiringmanagerstodaywillevenusethisinformationtosearchforyouonpopularsocialnetworkingsitestoseewhatispostedaboutyou.Sowhatshouldyouincludetomakesureyourresumedoesn'tgeteliminated? NameAlwaysputyourfullname(firstandlast)atthetopofeachpageofyourresume.Youcanuseyourgivenname(Joseph),orapreferredname(Joe).Youcanalsoincludeyourmiddlenameorinitialifyouprefer.However,werecommendthatyoudon'tuseanicknamethatmayappearunprofessional,suchasBubbaorAce.EmailaddressYou'llmostlikelybecontactedbypotentialemployersviaemail,soit'sespeciallyimportanttoincludeanemailaddress.Makesuretocheckyouremailmessagesregularlywhensearchingforaposition,asmanyemployersnowexpectquickresponses.However,besuretouseaprofessionalemailaddress.Anaddresslike[email protected]il.commaygiveanemployerthewrongimpression.PhonenumberListyourpreferredphonenumberforemployerstocontactyou.Makesurethatyouhaveaprofessionalandcourteousvoicemailgreetingincaseyouareunabletoanswerthephone.AddressIncludeyourfullmailingaddressinastandardformat,likethis:AddressMoreoftenthannot,apotentialemployerusesyouraddressonlytoseewhereyouarelocated.YoucanincludeyourfullmailingaddressoronlyyourCityandState.However,werecommendthatyouavoidlistingaP.O.boxunlessyouareabletocheckitregularly.EmailaddressYou'llmostlikelybecontactedbypotentialemployersviaemail,soit'sespeciallyimportanttoincludeanemailaddress.Makesuretocheckyouremailmessagesregularlywhensearchingforaposition,asmanyemployersnowexpectquickresponses.However,besuretouseaprofessionalemailaddress.Anaddresslike[email protected]maygiveanemployerthewrongimpression.PersonalwebpageIntoday'sdigitalage,professionalorpersonalwebpagesarebecomingmorecommon.LinkedInisaparticularlypopularsitetoexhibityourprofessionalinformation.IfyouhaveaLinkedInprofileoranotherprofessionalwebpage,youmaywanttoincludeyourlinkinthecontactinformation. Yourfirstandlastname.Yourmiddleinitialisoptional.Includeitifthatishowyouareknowninyourfieldorifyournameisfairlycommonandyouwanttodistinguishyourselffromotherjobcandidateswiththesamename.Youcanuseyourgivenfirstname(e.g.,Elizabeth)oryourshortenedfirstname(e.g.,LizorBeth).However,don'tuseanickname,especiallyonethatcanleadsomeonetoformanopinionaboutyou(e.g.,AceorDizz).Yourphonenumber.Yourhomeandcellphonenumbersareacceptabletouse,andyoumayevenwanttoincludemorethanonenumber.However,makesurethenumbersyouincludeareonesyoucanactuallytakecallsonastheycomein.Yourcurrentworkphonenumberisnotagoodchoiceifyouremployerdoesnotallowpersonalcallsorifyoudon'twantyourcurrentcompanytoknowyouarelookingforanotherjob.Makesureyouhaveareliable(aswellasappropriateandpolite)voicemailmessageincaseyoumissacall,andbesuretocheckyourmessagesregularlyduringyourjobsearch.Yourmailingaddressorcityandstate.Youcanincludeyourfullmailingaddress(streetaddress,city,state,andzipcode),oryoucanjustputyourcityandthestateabbreviation.Considerusingyourcompletestatenameifyourstateabbreviationiseasilyconfusedwithanother,likeMO,MS,orMT.Youremailaddress.Useaconventionalemailaddress([email protected]),notonewithaninappropriateconnotation(like[email protected]).Duringyourjobsearch,youwillneedtocheckyouremailregularlysoyoudon'tmissanopportunity.Ifyoudon'thaveanemailaccount,therearemanyfreeonlineproviders(includingYahoo!andGmail)thatyoucanaccessatyourlocallibraryorInternetcafe.Alinktoaprofessionalonlineprofileorpersonalwebpage.Theselinksaregenerallyincludedwithyourcontactinformationbutmaybelistedinanothersection,likeadditionalinformation.ReviewourResumeTipsandStrategieslessonformoreinformationandadviceonincludingweblinks. Trythis! OpenourChronologicalResumeTemplateandsaveittoyourcomputerasMyResume.Enteryourowninformationintothedocumentasyouprogressthrougheachlessoninthisunit. Thisresumetemplateisbasedonthechronologicalformat.IfyouwouldpreferanotherformatyoucanuseanotherMicrosoftWordresumetemplate,oryoucanuseanonlinesearchenginetofindatemplateintheformatyou'vechosen. Youwillbeworkingonlyinthecontactinformationportionofthisdocumentforthisactivity.Pleaserefertothefollowingpicture: Afterreplacingthetemplatetextwithyourowninformation,besuretoremovethebrackets. Enteryourfirstandlastnameinplaceof[FullName].Remember,yourmiddleinitialisoptional.Youcanalsouseashortenedversionofyourfirstnameifthatiswhatyoumorecommonlygoby.Enterthedigitsofthephonenumberyouhavedecidedtouseinplaceof[###.###.####].Thisshouldbeaphoneyoucaneasilyaccess.Replace[mailingaddressorCity,ST]witheitheryourfullmailingaddressincludingstreetaddress,city,stateabbreviation,andzipcode,orjustyourcityandthestateabbreviation.Enteryouremailaddressinplaceof[[email protected]].Emailisnowthepreferredwayforahiringmanagertogetintouchwithyou.However,makesureyouremailaddressisbothappropriateandprofessional.Inourexample,replace[LinkedInURLorwebsiteaddress]withyourpersonalwebsiteaddressifyouhaveone.Remember,thisstepisoptional.Youcanalsoaddthisinformationtoadifferentpartofyourresume.Tosavespace,youdonothavetoincludehttp://.Mostofthetime,thispartoftheURLisunderstood.Savethefiletoyourcomputer.Youwillbeaddingmoreinformationasyouprogressthroughotherlessonsinthisunit. 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