{"id":119740,"date":"2025-10-20T05:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/?p=119740"},"modified":"2025-10-20T06:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T06:28:59","slug":"how-to-start-a-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/how-to-start-a-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Start A Resume (Quickstart Writing Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Let’s get honest – writing your own resume sucks. A blank page mercilessly stares back at you as you comb through the crevices of your mind for facts that may impress recruiters and employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re both simultaneously overwhelmed with information and needing more of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You write a few sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally – progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you then read what you wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cringe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hit delete. Delete. Delete. Delete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An hour after you started writing your resume, you’re still in the same place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start watching cat videos on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above: For the love of God, don’t start your resume like this.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I’ve run Australia’s top resume writing businesses for over 14 years now, let me share with you a few tips that will help you start writing your resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Expert Tip.<\/h3><\/div>

First of all, never start writing your resume at the start. In other words, you must write the first section of your resume last.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Writing your profile will be much easier once you have fleshed out your achievements<\/a> and skills<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, resist the temptation to fill your resume with brain-dead corporate jargon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t inflict 3-5 paragraphs of BS on your reader, that describe you as a “dynamic”, “visionary” with “can do atttitude” and “excellent stakeholder engagement skills”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Related: How To Write The Perfect Resume Profile<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what to do instead – before you start writing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n