Odds are if you are writing your resume, have a resume written, or are contemplating writing a resume you will feel an overwhelming temptation to use the term “responsibilities included: blah blah blah”. Nothing will turn a prospective employer off faster than listing what your “responsibilities” included … think about it … who really cares [...]
Lets be honest here … a resume is all about selling YOU! Research indicates 1 out of every 200 resumes submitted to an employer are asked to interview. This decision is based on 10 – 20 second “scan” of your resume! (Research: RockPortInstitute) So … with only 10 – 20 seconds YOU need to know [...]
When writing a resume there is a fine line between BRAGGING and EXAGGERATING and all too often people cross the line. In fact … there could be a 3rd option called DOWN PLAYING! Of ALL the resumes I have read down playing is, by far, the most common … then exaggerating and then bragging. Lets [...]
Generally towards the end of your resume there is a section where you can add “interests”. Again … you want to give some thought to what you add to this section. As a general rule of thumb stick with passions/interests that can compliment the position your applying for. The mistake some people make here is [...]
After the “Experience” section of a resume you come to the Education component. It should be mentioned here that with different templates you can definitely emphasize different components. For “most” resumes the job experience comes before education … The education should be pretty self-explanatory. You do NOT need to add a whole lot of information [...]
Generally speaking, after the resume objective, most resume templates then go into the WORK EXPERIENCE section. This is REALLY where you need to demonstrate WHY you are worth of an interview. Before we really get into detail here lets cover a few basic rules: #1 – NEVER exaggerate your resume … or make up positions [...]
When writing a resume its important to remember that this should HIGHLIGHT your works accomplishment … NOT be a “journal” of your daily tasks/responsibilities. Each additional items you add to your resume should highlight a key quality your future employer is looking for. Remember … in order for it to really have maximum impact it [...]
Now that your actually ready to start writing your resume its time to think about HOW you want to present your inforamation. There are a LOT of different templates available … some of them FREE some of them costing $200+. In my own personal opinion you are much better of writing your OWN resume than [...]
Even before writing your resume some resume templates ask you for your “objective”. This is actually one of the 1st sections HR looks at (since its at the top!) so can really make a difference to your resume! The intent of the objective is to really let your potential future employer know WHY your the [...]
You should be treating your resume (and your job hunting) like a “shotgun”. Too often (and I have personally made this mistake in the past) I would simply apply for the jobs I “REALLY” wanted. Truth is most of us have been out of the “job hunting” game for so long we forget how to [...]