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Published on <a href="https://blog.prototypr.io/mastering-the-art-of-writing-a-resume-to-score-job-as-a-ux-designer-4a8ebb2203ca?source=rss----eb297ea1161a---4">| Prototyping: From UX to Front End &mdash; Medium</a> Mary Walton <img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*HhSGxaHupJiGFW_9MtxoDA.jpeg">
Today, the job-seeking market is more competitive than it’s ever been before, no matter what industry or job that you’re applying for. Add in the concept of electronic tracking systems, and the various resume formats that are available and things get even more complicated.
However, if you’re applying for your next UX designer job, you want to make sure that you’re making the best first impression. So this is possible, here’s everything you need to know.
<h3>Starting with a Simple Resume</h3>
Writing a graphical and perfectly formatted resume is no easy feat, and it’s going to take an investment of your time. To start with, don’t try to do anything too complicated but simply start with a plain-text resume, so all the information you need is down in your word processor.
This makes things a lot easier later and gets all the information down ready to be edited and changed around later. In short, just ignore any fancy formatting opportunities and write your resume.
<h3>What You Need to Include in a UX Resume</h3>
Once this is done, it’s time to start including all the relevant UX details that your employer is going to be looking for. There’s a couple of things that are included in this section;
· Contact Details — This includes your name, your email address, your relevant contact number, a link to your digital portfolio and possibly links to your professional social media accounts (LinkedIn).
· Personal Summary — This is a short paragraph at the top of your resume where you can show how passionate you are about UX and a little introduction about yourself.
· Experience — This is the section where you talk about your experience in the industry. Be sure to include company names, position, duration of job role and precise information on your responsibilities.
· Skill Set — This is the section that talks about the skills that you have in UX. These can be skills you’ve learnt during your time in education or in your job roles.
<h3>Designing the Format of Your Resume</h3>
Now it’s time to start playing around with your resume in the ways that you know best. Take your word documented resume and turn it into something amazing. Firstly, you’re going to want to transform your resume into a vector format using your preferred software, such as Illustrator or Sketch.
Be sure to make sure that your resume is still easy to read and well laid out with lots of white space, so the reader isn’t overwhelmed with information. Additionally, you’ll also want to make sure that the experience or skills you have that you’re most proud of are put at the top of each section and stand out from the rest.
Pay attention to fonts and font sizes that you use and try to be subtle with any kind of coloured elements that you use.
<h3>Using Tracking Applications</h3>
One thing to remember is that many employers now use ATS, or application tracking systems, to monitor resumes that are sent to them, so they can easily find who they’re looking for. In most cases, these systems scan resumes seeing whether certain keywords are used within the content.
If not, the chances that your resume is read by a real person is slim, so it’s essential that you include these keywords. The best place to look for them is in the job description of the vacancy.
<h3>Things to Check Before Sending Your Resume</h3>
Before you press send, it’s important that you check it through to make sure that it’s perfect and free from error. One thing you could do is get a friend or colleague to read through your resume to make sure that it’s free from spelling mistakes, typos or grammatical errors.
“One of the best approaches to this is using the ‘6-second test’. This is where a person will look at your resume for six seconds before telling you what they remember from it. Try to get this information to be your best personal selling points,” shares Charlotte Ward, a resume writer for <a href="https://eliteassignmenthelp.com/">Assignment Help</a>.
Finally, make sure you export your resume as a PDF file so it’s universally compatible with whatever system your employer could be using.
<h3>Using Online Tools to Perfect Your Resume</h3>
When writing and editing your resume, there is a tonne of online tools and resources you can use to make sure that it’s perfect. Here are a few to get you started;
1. <a href="https://grammarix.com/">Grammarix</a> and <a href="https://viawriting.com/everyday-vs-every-day/">Via Writing</a>
These two blogs are packed with posts and articles on how to improve your grammar knowledge.
2. <a href="https://resumention.com/">Resume Services</a>
A resume building website full of writing guides and resume templates.
3. <a href="https://ukwritings.com/cv-service">CV Service</a>
An online service full of tips and advice to help you through the interview process.
4. <a href="http://stateofwriting.com/">State of Writing</a> and <a href="http://mywritingway.com/">My Writing Way</a>
These two blogs are full of writing guides you can follow when writing your resume.
5. <a href="https://boomessays.com/custom-essay">Custom Essay</a>
A writing agency that can talk and guide you through the resume writing process, as recommended by the Huffington Post in <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ursula-nwobu/write-my-essay-the-new-bu_1_b_11451790.html">Write My Essay</a> article.
6. <a href="https://citeitin.com/">Cite It In</a>
A free online tool that helps to add citations and references to your resume in a professional manner.
7. <a href="https://essayroo.com/write-my-essay">Essay Roo</a>
A writing service that can write a custom resume for you on your behalf, as featured by Best Australian Writers in <a href="https://bestaustralianwriters.com/essayroo-com-review/">Essayroo review</a>.
8. <a href="https://easywordcount.com/">Easy Word Count</a>
A free online tool that can help you track the word count of your resume.
<h3>Editing &amp; Proofreading Your Resume</h3>
Editing and proofreading your resume is such an important part of the writing process, and you mustn’t simply dismiss it at the end. Firstly, you’ll want to edit your resume. This means going through your resume and making sure that all your sentences make sense and you’re communicating the message and impression that you want.
Then you can move onto proofreading. This is where you ignore what the content itself says and look for professional errors that might be in your resumes such as spelling mistakes, typos and grammatical errors which could ruin your chances of securing an interview.
Once you’re happy that everything’s perfect, feel free to click that send button and wait for your interview invitation!
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