Resume play-- This is your ability to make a first impression. Make it good. Make sure your resume is professional and easy to understand. People scan resumes, they don't often read them thoroughly. Make yours specific to your responsibilities and accomplishments. A résumé is a summary of your employment history and qualifications - it cannot not tell a Company about all your experience and accomplishments, or about the personality behind the experience. Make the reader want to find out more about how you can benefit their organization.

Your résumé should be emailed to Windsor Executive Search in a Word or RTF file. Our clients require us to email résumés to them - sending a fax can serve as a basis for our reviewing your background, but it is not a means by which you can be presented to a client.

Work history-- This is a very important part of your résumé. Verify all dates and places of employment. Dates should be listed by month and year. Do not modify the dates of employment. If you worked for ABC Company for 8 years, but held 5 different positions within the organization, make it very clear that you were with ABC Company October 1995 to October 2003, then break down individual positions underneath. This will show stability and growth, and eliminate the need to explain why you had 5 different positions in 8 years.

Never lie on a résumé - it WILL come back to haunt you. Make sure all information is accurate and true. A company that discovers an error, whether a mistake or a falsification, will almost certainly refrain from making an offer. The content in the work history/experience should be descriptive and to-the-point. Make sure not to "write a book" about yourself. Give specifics of what business an employer is involved in - do not assume a client knows what ABC Company does. Let us know about your responsibilities - if you were a Regional Director, make sure you specify which region, and how many states. Did you have a team you were responsible for? How many Sales Directors reported to you? Were you a General Manager of a hotel? How many rooms at the hotel? Was it upscale? Midscale? A start-up? Giving specific numbers, when available, is very
helpful.

Achievements-- Be specific regarding your achievements, again, using numbers or percentages when possible. For example, instead of "increased nationwide sales," you will want to show by how much: increased national sales 52% in three months.

Another vital part of your résumé are references. Although your references should not be listed on your résumé, it is important to put time and thought into who you want your prospective employer to call. Employers want to talk with previous employers or managers to form an accurate picture of your work history. As references, personal friends and family members are not of much interest to employers. Make sure the people you list are aware you have selected them. You may want to share with them your current professional aspirations, the type of position or the industry you're focusing your search on.