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How to make a professional looking resume in Word in Office 365

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Published onSeptember 9, 2019

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In the always competitive job market, having an excellent resume (or resumé) can be the key to scoring a dream job. But, despite possessing excellent job skills, not everyone might understand the process of how to craft up a professional-looking resume. Luckily, Microsoft makes things easy as part of Word in Office 365. With this guide, we’ll show you how you can make a resume in Microsoft Word in a matter of minutes.

Get started with a Template

To get started, you’ll want to launch Microsoft Word. Next, on the Launch Screen, you’ll want to chooseMore Templates.If you’ve disabled the launch screen, you can go toFile,and thenNewto proceed.

In the search box, you’ll then want to type inResumeto search for some pre-made templates. These templates come in a variety of styles and will allow you to replace generic text and for your own personal information. Be sure to choose one that’s right for you. There are quite a bit of designs to choose from. Some examples seen here include Blue-grey, modern chronological, polished, basic modern, or color block.

Download the template

Once you’ve decided on which resume template is right for you, click on it. If you’d like you can also click the pin icon to pin it ot the top of the templates page for future reference. To proceed, however, you’ll want to double click on the name of the template. Word might then prompt you to download, and if it does, be sure to click theCreatebutton in the popup box. Finally, word will then generate a generic resume, allowing you to fill out your personal information.

Try the LinkedIn Resume Assistant

Next up, you might notice that a Resume Assistant popped up on the right-hand-side of Microsoft Word. This tool will help you describe your work experiences, and fill out other parts of your resume. If you’re unsure of how to proceed, this is a great way to craft up a professional-looking resume. Click theGet Startedbutton to begin.

You’ll then fill out a bunch of fields. First of which is your role and industry. We’re using Staff Writer and Online Media as an example. You’ll then see examples of work experience, which you can tweak for your own resume. You can always clickSee more examplesif the suggestions aren’t working out for you. While you’re there, you also can see some suggested jobs, that you can apply to once your resume is complete. Once done, you can click theXicon to exit the Assistant and complete the process of filling your resume.

Tips and Tricks for finding jobs

Once you’ve finished with your resume, you can start the process of finding jobs on websites liked Indeed, Monster, and LinkedIn. We’vepreviously explainedhow you can find jobs on LinkedIn, so be sure to check it out. It’s an easy process and all you’ll need to do is update career interests, job application settings, and then use the LinkedIn search bar to your advantage.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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