6 Smart Things To Put At The Top Of Your Resume

Your résumé has one job:

Start a conversation with someone who can hire you.

That conversation often begins with the very first thing they see:

The top of the page.

Want to look polished, credible, and hire-ready?

Put these at the top on purpose 👇

6 Smart Things to Put at the Top of Your Résumé

📝 Your name
Make it the biggest text.
Use the name you actually go by.
Skip middle names and extra initials (unless they matter).

📍 Where you live
City + state is enough.
Match formatting across your résumé for consistency 

📞 Your cell number
Obvious, right? Still tells a story 📶
Dashes vs. dots vs. parentheses — pick one and stick with it.

✉️ Your email address
Make sure it’s an address where you’ll see their messages for sure. 
Hyperlink it.

🔗 A social media link (if relevant)
Don’t paste the full URL 🔍
Just say “LinkedIn” or “Twitter” and hyperlink that.

🌐 Your website (if you have one)
Portfolio? Personal site?
Link it cleanly —

💡 Pro tip: Formatting is storytelling 
Every pixel says something about you.

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