Before you make a resume, it is important to be clear on the purpose of your resume.
Is it to get the job offer? To actually have someone hire you after just reading your resume? Would you hire someone from their resume alone? No? Then again, what is it's purpose? The resume's job is simple, to "get the interview".
Your job is to go to the interview and "get the job".
So, you want to make a resume that does just that.
If you have not been getting in the door to be interviewed, is it because you are creating resumes that miss the target? Again, the target should be to "get the interview".
Treat the resume like a good sales letter where you highlight the benefits you can bring to the XYZ company.
Create "hooks" that leave the gate keeper thinking "we need to find out more about this person".
Give enough information to create an interest and leave the juicy stuff for the interview, where they say "this person has a lot to offer us.
" A few specific things you can do with your resume are:
Because of this, keep the resume brief and easy to read, with the key points formatted to stand out.
The resume is a sales letter, and it's selling you to the interviewer.
Once you have the interview, you can go into greater detail about experience and knowledge.
The interview is another area that should be mastered, because by using some proven steps and methods, the interview creates the job offer.
It's a competitive market place and this will probably continue past your ability to go without a job.
But, what a great problem it will be when you go from struggling to get the interview, to having to decide which job offer to take.
The best part is, this can all be done by simply organizing a few words on paper, in a certain way that is tested and works.
However, it's not just that the order of your words "sell", but also, how these words "position you" in the eyes of the employer.
It's too easy to kill the job even before you get the interview.
But it does not have to be like that.
You can make a resume that creates a demand for you, and then see how quickly companies are calling you, eager to get you in the door for the interview and the job.
Is it to get the job offer? To actually have someone hire you after just reading your resume? Would you hire someone from their resume alone? No? Then again, what is it's purpose? The resume's job is simple, to "get the interview".
Your job is to go to the interview and "get the job".
So, you want to make a resume that does just that.
If you have not been getting in the door to be interviewed, is it because you are creating resumes that miss the target? Again, the target should be to "get the interview".
Treat the resume like a good sales letter where you highlight the benefits you can bring to the XYZ company.
Create "hooks" that leave the gate keeper thinking "we need to find out more about this person".
Give enough information to create an interest and leave the juicy stuff for the interview, where they say "this person has a lot to offer us.
" A few specific things you can do with your resume are:
- Prepare by listing all your accomplishments.
- Research the company.
Study the job description. - Focus on what XYZ company needs.
- Lead with your strengths that benefit the specific company.
- Use bullet points.
- Keep the resume free of clutter (white space is good).
- Use action words like "achieved, increased, eliminated, reduced, created"
- Use "keywords" that match the job description.
- Sell yourself but be truthful.
Because of this, keep the resume brief and easy to read, with the key points formatted to stand out.
The resume is a sales letter, and it's selling you to the interviewer.
Once you have the interview, you can go into greater detail about experience and knowledge.
The interview is another area that should be mastered, because by using some proven steps and methods, the interview creates the job offer.
It's a competitive market place and this will probably continue past your ability to go without a job.
But, what a great problem it will be when you go from struggling to get the interview, to having to decide which job offer to take.
The best part is, this can all be done by simply organizing a few words on paper, in a certain way that is tested and works.
However, it's not just that the order of your words "sell", but also, how these words "position you" in the eyes of the employer.
It's too easy to kill the job even before you get the interview.
But it does not have to be like that.
You can make a resume that creates a demand for you, and then see how quickly companies are calling you, eager to get you in the door for the interview and the job.
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