Monday, August 24, 2009

Two ways candidates submit thier resumes!

Candidates have spent time and effort on their resume and want it to be seen.
Most candidates do not want to modify a resume for each submittal.

  • That means approach #1 is to submit the resume and not submit to the job and the reader of the resume.

  • Approach #2 is to modify as much of the resume as possible to submit to the job and the reader and/or tweak the cover letter to cover the information that is not on the resume.

Consider this approach for the resume:

Create a box with bullets on your resume. Annotate your core skills, knowledge, and mainstream tool skill-set inside your bullet box. Use this bullet box like a tool box and modify the bullet box to address the job description. Your bullets will also be in the body of your resume so you will need to make those adjustments to enhance and address the desired needs on the job description.


Candidates spend time and effort on their cover letter as well.

Your resume is tasked with doing the heavy lifting not your cover letter.
Consider your cover letter as a simple clean introduction of your specific employment interest, such as management, technical, business, finance, and/or customer development. Take the opportunity to provide information that may not be on your resume such as certain certifications and/or exposure to non routine American business practices including international expertise.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Format to get noticed!

How do I format my resume for the most impact and get it noticed?

Consider the reader of your resume and subscribe to this concept:
When recruiters are reviewing your resume, they are reading their job description and not your resume. Plan accordingly by mirroring the job description, honestly, so the reader can clearly see that you are a match!

7Solutions to consider!

  1. Use bullets to identify widely recognized tools and skills.
  2. Use your bullet items on the first page of your resume if possible.
  3. Limit or refrain from using paragraphs.
  4. Focus your resume veribage toward the key words in the job description.
  5. Mainstream your job titles so they can be clearly understood.
  6. Identify each previous and current employer's industry.
  7. The reason to submit is for the job not just to submit your resume. Modify your resume to speak to the job description.

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