jobs homeResume writing to get a job.Having a great resume is your most powerful tool for finding a job in a highly competitive city. Some believe that a long resume will impress employers, but the opposite is often true. This page provide some insight into what employers look for in a resume, and how to make your resume get you your job.
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Tips for Successfully Writing a great resumeMany people agonize over writing a résumé, and often for good reason. Writing an effective, creative résumé that gets you the right job can be tough. Luckily, there are some tried-and-true rules to follow that can help you transform your résumé from eh, to “wow!” Companies receive hundreds of resumes for each job offered. Your resume must be great. The time you spend or the help you get writing your resume will have a positive effect in obtaining the better jobs. Your resume has one specific purpose: to get you an interview for a job.If it does that, it works. If it doesn't, it isn't an effective resume. A resume is purely an advertisement of you, nothing more. A great resume doesn't just tell employers what you have done, it sells you as a product just like all good ads do: If you buy this product (me), you will get these specific, direct benefits. It presents you in the best light. It convinces the employer that you have what it takes to be successful in this position or career. It is pleasing to the eye so the reader wants to pick it up and read it. It stimulates interest in meeting you and learning more about you. It inspires the employer to ask you to come in for an interview. STATISTICS: Research shows that just one interview is given for every 200 resumes received. Research says your resume will be quickly scanned. Ten to 20 seconds is all the time you have to persuade an employer to read further. The decision to interview you is based on an overall first impression of the resume, thus a quick screening must impress the reader and convince them of your qualifications so an interview follows. Truth! The top half of the first page of your résumé either makes you or breaks you.
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IT'S THE EMPLOYER'S NEEDS THAT COUNT, NOT YOURS
Often, the person doing the hiring is the person
responsible for the project or group you hope to work with. They
care how well the job will be done. You have to write your resume
to appeal directly to them. Understand: What makes someone the
perfect candidate? What does the employer really want? What
abilities would this person have? What sets an exceptional
candidate apart from good ones? In a field you know, you know what
makes someone a superior candidate. If you are not 100% sure, seek
hints from the ad you are answering, ask people who work in the
company or the same field. Call the employer and ask them what
they want. Don't make guesses. If you are not addressing the
employers real needs, they will not respond. |
THE OBJECTIVE Your resume should
convey why you are the perfect candidate for one specific job.
Good advertising (your resume) is directed toward a very specific
audience. Targeting your resume means you need to be absolutely
clear about your career direction. If you aren't clear where you
are going, you wind up losing career direction and end up wherever
the winds blow you. With a vague or broad objective, the first
statement you make to a prospective employer shows you are not
sure this is the job for you. |
How to write your objective. First, decide on a specific
job title for your objective. Review your answers to the question
"How can I demonstrate that I am the perfect candidate?" What are
the qualities, abilities or achievements that would make me stand
out as a truly exceptional for that specific job? The objective
line recognizes that the employer, would be interested in
candidates with the ability to generate new accounts. Remember,
your resume only gets a few seconds attention! You must generate
interest right away, in the first sentence. Having an objective
statement that really sizzles is highly effective. When applying
for several different positions, you adapt your resume to each
one. When making a career change or have a limited work history,
you want the employer to immediately focus on where you are going,
not where you have been. |
THE SUMMARY The "Summary" consists of
a few concise statements that focus the employers attention on
your most important qualities, achievements and abilities. These
qualities demonstrate why they should hire you instead of other
candidates. It is a brief opportunity to highlight your most
sterling qualities. It is your one chance to attract and hold
attention, get across what is most important, and entice the
employer to keep reading. It is often the only section fully read
by the employer, so make it strong and convincing. The "Summary"
is the place to include professional characteristics (energetic,
great at solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment, a
natural salesman, exceptional interpersonal skills, committed to
excellence, etc.) Gear the Summary to your targeted goal. |
A few examples of "Summary" sections: |
SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The final part of the assertions section of your resume. Go into more detail. Write to sell yourself, not to inform them. Your summary, focused on your most special highlights. Now comes the rest of the best of your story. Tell them what results you produced, what happened due to your efforts, what you are very gifted or experienced at doing. Elaborate on the most important highlights in your summary. THE EVIDENCE SECTION Evidence
means, work history with descriptions, dates, education,
affiliations, list of software mastered, etc.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Include
only current, relevant and impressive. Include leadership roles if
appropriate.
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There are three basic resume formats: CHRONOLOGICAL To see what these resume styles look like, do some internet research and look at various examples. Irrespective of format,
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