Shannon Crotts, CPC Gecko Hospitality VA, DC, and Maryland

1. Multiple fonts and colors
2. Headers and footers
3. Tables, text boxes, and divider bars
4. Multiple columns
5. Page borders
6. Backgrounds
7. Photos, videos, logos or images
8. Hobbies, interests or activities
9. Page breaks mentioning “continued” or “resume continued next page”
10. Providing just a web-link instead of a Word document

A well written resume with good content will draw attention to your resume showing you are; knowledgeable, easy to work with, able to follow direction and most important, a top candidate for the position.