The electronic age has revolutionized the way job seekers and employers meet. The marvels of online automation take the volume of resume traffic to levels unimagined only a few years ago. With services to job seekers expanding continually, it’s important to understand the different options available to increase the exposure of your resume to potential employers and recruiters.
Your New Years Resume Checkup
Like millions of people coast to coast, you may have resolved to start 2004 with renewed job-search enthusiasm. If it has been a while since you brushed up your old resume, you’ll want to begin your job search with a New Year’s resume check up.
The Executive Resume – Moving Beyond Accomplishments
There is a major difference between conventional resumes and executive resumes. Accomplishments are usually the center point of a conventional resume (i.e., indicating how much money was saved, how sales increased, what processes were proposed, planned, initiated, implemented, or streamlined). The executive resume, on the other hand, has more than one focus. It alludes to the executive’s ability to drive profits (accomplishments) and the capacity to lead (that is, to blend various “soft” skills) an organization.
The Resume Pyramid: Building a Great Resume From the Top Down
If you have experienced writer’s block while trying to construct your resume, you might find it helpful to think of your resume as a three-layered pyramid. All the elements of an effective resume will fit within those three layers.
Design Your Resume For The Web
The rules have changed for the document that sells YOU on the Internet!
The standard resume style that worked so well in the paper and pen world just isn’t good enough for today’s web-based job market.
Useless Resume Objectives
What’s wrong with an objective on a resume? The problem with objectives on resumes is that a typical objective is self-centered and self-serving; therefore, it is useless. Instead of an objective, use a power statement.
Resume Optimization: Think Like A Hiring Manager
I have a couple questions for you. I have never had a problem getting a job I have applied for IF I get an interview! I interview very well and (without sounding like I have an ego problem), I am also a very hard worker with the skills, competency and drive to do my job. The problem I always have is getting the interview! I usually have to send out so many resume’s before I even get one single one!
Building Your Resume
Q: What is your resume?
A: It is your first opportunity to sell yourself.
Q: What does your resume do for you?
A: It gets your foot in the door.
It is what makes the difference between getting an interview and not getting one. I would like to give you at least a few tips to help you create a more effective resume. Recommended Reading:
BIO VERSUS RESUME: WHICH PRESENTATION IS BEST TO USE?
Everyone at some time or another must create a presentation to explain his or her experience. For some a bio works best in a given situation while for others a resume is more appropriate. If you’re having difficulty discerning which is the most suitable format for your specific needs or when to use which, the following will help you define the best selection.
10 Things to Never Put on Your Resume
A resume is not meant to be your life story. You do not have to bare your soul and share every ugly detail of your work history. Your resume is your personal sales brochure whose only purpose is to get you an interview. To help show yourself in the best possible light, carefully choose what you put on and leave off of your resume.