{"id":5632,"date":"2010-12-21T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T19:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=5632"},"modified":"2010-12-21T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T19:15:02","slug":"knewton-mba-tip-how-to-save-room-on-your-resume-part-1-of-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/knewton-mba-tip-how-to-save-room-on-your-resume-part-1-of-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Knewton MBA Tip: How to Save Room on Your Resume (Part 1 of 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This resume tip is written by Igor Khayet, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myresumeshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Resume Shop<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a professional resume writer, one of the most common questions I get asked is how to shorten a resume to one page without losing critical information. This question does not only come from experienced professionals (who have to fit a lot of work experience in a short space), but also from students and young professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The following is an easy to follow list that will help you save space on your resume and focus on the most important accomplishments. Tip number one is below; stay tuned for the rest of the series.<\/p>\n<h2>Tip #1: Decrease the Number of Sections<strong><!--more--><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I have seen resumes with 10 or more sections, which takes away the entire purpose of a section heading.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to make your resume easy to follow and organized, not overwhelmingly subdivided. <em>Volunteer Work<\/em>, <em>Computer Skills<\/em>, <em>Honors\/Awards<\/em>, <em>Interests<\/em> can be condensed into one section heading: \u201c<em>Additional Information and Skills\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get too carried away though: your choice of which sections to use should correspond to the intended goal of the resume. A Graduate School or PhD candidate may have a separate section for \u201c<em>Publications<\/em>\u201d or \"<em>Presentation<\/em>s,\" while a Computer Programmer may have a special section for \u201c<em>Computer Languages\/Programs<\/em>.\" Use common sense to make these judgments depending on what is more relevant to the graduate school program you are applying for.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can see how rearranging the sections on a resume can save valuable space. Secondary information -- like volunteer experience, computer skills, and languages -- can be consolidated into a single line instead of a longer bulleted list.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/resume-before-after.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"resume before after\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/resume-before-after.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"649\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Igor Khayet is the President and Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myresumeshop.com\">My Resume Shop<\/a><\/em><em>.  He is a former Admissions Interviewer for the Yale School of Management and a member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers &amp; Career Coaches. Connect with him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myresumeshop\">Facebook<\/a> <\/em><em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myresumeshop\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This resume tip is written by Igor Khayet, founder of My Resume Shop. 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