Professional Resume & Cover Letter Sample
Why You Need a Professional Resume Template
I believe in working smarter, not harder. In the case of resume writing, that means you need a professional resume template.
Sure, you could open a blank page in Word and start typing from scratch. Set your own margins, indents, bullet points, fonts, borders, bold, underlines, and special features to make your resume look organized and handsome. But these are time-consuming tasks and I've seen that many people are not good at doing them. I often get resumes sent to me with all sorts of resume formatting mistakes in them — mistakes that reflect poorly on the job seekers behind those resumes.
A great way to avoid that problem is to use a good professional resume template. With the resume formatting all done in the Word document, you don't have to think about those details. You can focus on bigger things like... what you're going to say to make a good impression.
One more benefit of a good resume template: It serves as a checklist for what you should have in your resume. With all the sections formatted right into the resume template, you can decide section by section if you want that info on your resume or not. If it doesn't apply to you, then just delete it.