Important tips for freshie!! Make your resume just one page length. You don't have to brag about your academics and activities. Trust me, they don't have time to look through all that.
Just a brief resume(but not too brief la) and attach your smart photo, enough! 90% depends on the job interview.

Looks is ALWAYS the first impression. They won't know your true ability and talent until they hire you. This is especially for freshie who has limited working experience.
So, they can only judge the books by it's cover. Not fair but true. No, photo not only for modelling job ma, right. That's why most application is encourage to include a passport size photo. If you are boss, of course you want to hire someone who's smart, healthy and not look like penagih dadah la....

Have you heard of...a picture tells a thousand words?

And after viewing hundreds of applications, don't you prefer the one with photo attached rather than those with just boring printed or sometimes photocopied resumes? In another word, I believe attaching a photo also exhibit self confidence. Not?

This post has been edited by Kii: May 14 2005, 10:09 PM

If photo can deceiving, so can the resume itself. That's why I said earlier, we won't know the applicant's true identity and ability until you hire him/her. I did not argue that photo is more important than resume...but to make the resume look more complete and sincere.

Outstanding content in resume? LOL. I actually edited mine from a resume writing software and copied a few intelligent words from jobstreet.com. And then borrowed mine to a few of my friends.