Alright I exaggerate but, 1. You read this and 2. You have just taken a step towards making your resume stand out from the crowd. Making your resume stand out should be the goal of every job seeker. Every resume that leaves someone’s computer and flies through whatever medium to land on someone’s desktop should [...]
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Spending as much time as I do working with people who are writing resumes and cover letters I sometimes find myself unable to see the difference between 2 or 3 different submissions. When I catch myself doing this I have to stop and try and discover why. I’m not sure if it is part of our genetic makeup but almost everyone who is shown a resume seems to feel compelled to make a suggestion as to how to make it “better”. Are we embarrassed at telling someone that we can’t even make a teeny weenie suggestion that can help them in their job [...] In the job search process we have 4 chances to screw up that most important “First Impression”. It has been said that the first 3 to 5 seconds are the most important moments in any meeting and in job search those moments are not limited to face to face interviews. Imagine if you will, the poor recruiter staring at a screen or a huge pile of papers that represent the many hundreds of resumes in response to a single advertisement. Your resume is buried in the pile and you need some way of getting it to stand out How many reasons are there to make the Summary Section of your resume stand out from the crowd? One and only one and that is to make it so obvious to a potential employer that the Recruiter who reads it says after less than 15 seconds “we must talk with this applicant”. Looking at the range of prices offered for writing a resume I am completely surprised and amazed by the available selection. As a consultant who helps clients write resumes and find work almost every day of the week I cannot imagine suggesting to them that they pay me an extra $500 or $700 to deliver a [...] Your resume is a work of art that requires you understand the components that create it and the external pressures that impact this activity. Understand the who, what and why of building a [...] I’m sure you already know the passive voice is to be avoided when writing your resume, but so is going too far the other way with over-the-top phrases. Action verbs are great, but be sure you do not overdo it. Here are some over-the-top phrases actually seen on resumes: * smashed numbers through the roof… The problem with passive voice is that it is just that – passive! Your resume needs to have punch and sparkle and make you look a pro-active achiever. You can not do that while using the passive voice. boxinigglovecaption Passive voice phrases like: * responsible for Rather than saying “Reponsible for management [...] |
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