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Ten Keys to a Dynamite Resume
To help you construct a better, more powerful resume, here are 10 top considerations in regard to your resume's content and presentation:
1) Position title and job description. Provide your title, plus a detailed explanation of your daily activities and measurable results. Since job titles are often misleading or their function may vary from one company to another, your resume should tell the employer exactly what you've done. (Titles such as account manager, business analyst, and internal consultant are especially vague.)
2) Clarity of dates and place. Document your work history accurately. Don't leave the employerr guessing where you were employed, or for how long. If you've had overlapping jobs, find a way to pull them apart, or even eliminate mentioning one, to avoid confusion.
3) Detail. Specify some of the more technical, or involved aspects of your past work or education. Put all the technical skills or buzz words you have used not only in the Skill set area but in the body of your descriptions as well. Have you performed tasks of any complexity, or significance? If so, don't be shy; give a one or two sentence description.
4) Proportion. Give appropriate attention to jobs or educational credentials according to their length, or importance to the reader. If you worked in a job for a 3 or 4 years don't just enter a basic one line sentence, explain clearly and concisely what your duties were and what you achieved.
5) Relevancy. Confine your resume to that which is job and/or education related or clearly demonstrates a pattern of success. Concentrate on the subject matter that addresses the needs of the employer.
6) Explicitness. Leave nothing to the imagination. Don't assume the employer knows what's in your head, it needs to be on your resume and it needs to be clear, detailed and explicit, or the employer will never know.
7) Length. Fill up only a page or two. If you write more than two pages, it sends a signal to the reader that you can't organize your thoughts, or you're trying too hard to make a good impression. If your content is strong and your resume well written, you won't need more than two pages.
8) Spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Create an error-free resume which is representative of an educated person. If you're unsure about the correctness of your writing (or if English is your second language), consult a professional writer or copy editor. At the very least, use a spell-check program if you have access to a word processor, and always proofread what you've written.
9) Readability. Organize your thoughts in a clear, concise manner. Avoid writing in a style that's either fragmented or long-winded. Badly organized and presented content or an unreadable resume will virtually assure you of starting at the back of the line.
10) Overall appearance and presentation. Select the proper visual format, type style, and presentation. If your resume looks like it takes too much effort to read, it'll probably end up in the trash, even if you have a terrific background.
Remember, concise, technical and to the point !
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WHY YOUR RESUME NEEDS TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
Despite the administrative headaches and delays caused by processing resumes, companies rely heavily on the resumes they receive to screen for potential candidates.
Given the choice of two candidates of equal ability, hiring managers will always prefer to interview the one with the most artfully constructed and attractive resume.
For that reason, candidates with superb qualifications are often overlooked. And companies end up hiring from a more shallow pool of talent; a pool made up of those candidates whose experience is represented by powerfully written, visually appealing resumes.
Of course, many of the best candidates also have the best resumes; and sometimes, highly qualified candidates manage to surface through word-of-mouth referral and professional connections. In fact, proactive connections is the primary method that H1 Base uses to present talented people to our client employer companies.
But unless you can afford to rely on your "reputation," or on the recommendation of a barracuda recruiter, you'll need more than the right qualifications to get the job you want -- you'll need a dynamite resume.
In today's competitive employment market, your resume has to stand out in order to get the attention of the decision maker and create a strong impression. And later on, when you meet the prospective employer face to face, a strong resume will act as a valuable tool during the interviewing process.
THE TRUTH IN ADVERTISING YOURSELF
In addition to providing a factual representation of your background, your resume serves as an advertisement of your availability.
Although there's no federal regulatory agency like the FDA or FCC to act as a watchdog, I consider it to be ethical common sense to honestly and clearly document your credentials. In other words, don't make exaggerated claims about your past.
The best way to prepare a dynamite resume is not to change the facts -- just make them more presentable. This can be accomplished in two ways:
1) by strengthening the content of your resume; and
2) by enhancing its appearance.
Remember, your resume is written for the employer, not for you. Its main purpose, once in the hands of the reader, is to answer the following questions: How do you present yourself to others? What have you done in the past? And what are you likely to accomplish in the future?
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To help you construct a better, more powerful resume, here are 10 top considerations in regard to your resume's content and presentation:
1) Position title and job description. Provide your title, plus a detailed explanation of your daily activities and measurable results. Since job titles are often misleading or their function may vary from one company to another, your resume should tell the employer exactly what you've done. (Titles such as account manager, business analyst, and internal consultant are especially vague.)
2) Clarity of dates and place. Document your work history accurately. Don't leave the employerr guessing where you were employed, or for how long. If you've had overlapping jobs, find a way to pull them apart, or even eliminate mentioning one, to avoid confusion.
3) Detail. Specify some of the more technical, or involved aspects of your past work or education. Put all the technical skills or buzz words you have used not only in the Skill set area but in the body of your descriptions as well. Have you performed tasks of any complexity, or significance? If so, don't be shy; give a one or two sentence description.
4) Proportion. Give appropriate attention to jobs or educational credentials according to their length, or importance to the reader. If you worked in a job for a 3 or 4 years don't just enter a basic one line sentence, explain clearly and concisely what your duties were and what you achieved.
5) Relevancy. Confine your resume to that which is job and/or education related or clearly demonstrates a pattern of success. Concentrate on the subject matter that addresses the needs of the employer.
6) Explicitness. Leave nothing to the imagination. Don't assume the employer knows what's in your head, it needs to be on your resume and it needs to be clear, detailed and explicit, or the employer will never know.
7) Length. Fill up only a page or two. If you write more than two pages, it sends a signal to the reader that you can't organize your thoughts, or you're trying too hard to make a good impression. If your content is strong and your resume well written, you won't need more than two pages.
8) Spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Create an error-free resume which is representative of an educated person. If you're unsure about the correctness of your writing (or if English is your second language), consult a professional writer or copy editor. At the very least, use a spell-check program if you have access to a word processor, and always proofread what you've written.
9) Readability. Organize your thoughts in a clear, concise manner. Avoid writing in a style that's either fragmented or long-winded. Badly organized and presented content or an unreadable resume will virtually assure you of starting at the back of the line.
10) Overall appearance and presentation. Select the proper visual format, type style, and presentation. If your resume looks like it takes too much effort to read, it'll probably end up in the trash, even if you have a terrific background.
Remember, concise, technical and to the point !
* to start preparing for your job hunt and securing your job offer, click here
WHY YOUR RESUME NEEDS TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
Despite the administrative headaches and delays caused by processing resumes, companies rely heavily on the resumes they receive to screen for potential candidates.
Given the choice of two candidates of equal ability, hiring managers will always prefer to interview the one with the most artfully constructed and attractive resume.
For that reason, candidates with superb qualifications are often overlooked. And companies end up hiring from a more shallow pool of talent; a pool made up of those candidates whose experience is represented by powerfully written, visually appealing resumes.
Of course, many of the best candidates also have the best resumes; and sometimes, highly qualified candidates manage to surface through word-of-mouth referral and professional connections. In fact, proactive connections is the primary method that H1 Base uses to present talented people to our client employer companies.
But unless you can afford to rely on your "reputation," or on the recommendation of a barracuda recruiter, you'll need more than the right qualifications to get the job you want -- you'll need a dynamite resume.
In today's competitive employment market, your resume has to stand out in order to get the attention of the decision maker and create a strong impression. And later on, when you meet the prospective employer face to face, a strong resume will act as a valuable tool during the interviewing process.
THE TRUTH IN ADVERTISING YOURSELF
In addition to providing a factual representation of your background, your resume serves as an advertisement of your availability.
Although there's no federal regulatory agency like the FDA or FCC to act as a watchdog, I consider it to be ethical common sense to honestly and clearly document your credentials. In other words, don't make exaggerated claims about your past.
The best way to prepare a dynamite resume is not to change the facts -- just make them more presentable. This can be accomplished in two ways:
1) by strengthening the content of your resume; and
2) by enhancing its appearance.
Remember, your resume is written for the employer, not for you. Its main purpose, once in the hands of the reader, is to answer the following questions: How do you present yourself to others? What have you done in the past? And what are you likely to accomplish in the future?
To Start Your Targeted, Focused and ProActive Job Search... Click Here Now
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