It has been said many times and in many ways, your resume is not to be designed to land you any job. It is not a biography. It is not a sales letter. Consider it more of your personal billboard. It will need to be seen, and a specific message received, probably more than once. The sales process of you convincing a prospective employer they were right in calling you in for more information, and then selling them on all the benefits to be gained by hiring you, will take place in the interview.Here are 4 tips to see your resume survive the elimination process and put the odds in your favor of getting a chance to sit down face-to-face and land that life-changing interview you so richly deserve:
1. Be Specific and Concise
One of the easiest ways to put this is to keep it short, sweet and to the point. When a Human Resources Department is scanning possibly a couple of hundred resumes, you can bet they are not much interested in reading long-winded, detailed, ‘my job required . . . blah, blah, blah.’ Keep it to what you were able to accomplish and how you were an asset in your past positions.
2. List Your Strongest Assets First
This may go against the chronological details of your training, strengths, skills and specific experiences. If you are motivated enough, you should tailor a resume for each employer. (If not, at least make the effort to write a specific cover letter for each position you are interested in.) That is why it is important to decide what resume format will best suit your needs.
3. Find and Make Liberal Use of Effective Keywords
Know that many companies are now using technology to scan resumes. Simply put, resumes will be scanned and then a program may be run searching for certain keywords that apply to a specific position. If none, or few, are found, you may find your precious resume sitting in the ‘No’ box with no further fanfare. You can get an idea of what is being sought by carefully reading the job descriptions. Also include words that imply action.
4. Seriously Consider Investing In Having Your Resume Done Right
When you prepare your resume, always try to keep the perspective of a harried hiring manager in mind. Better yet, why not just invest in a professional resume service?
You have invested thousands of dollars and hours in honing your skills. There is absolutely no reason to leave such an important document in the hands of one that is not attuned to the best methods to make sure you are putting your best ‘first-foot’ forward. (That would be you, or your friend, that puts one together.)
A professional resume will be prepared by those that know from direct experience the most effective format and information to provide. Maybe just as important, they will know what to keep out. It will be well laid out, optimized, and ensure more positive results.
Is your future worth anything less?
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