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Resume Tips
The resume is a selling tool that outlines your skills and experiences so an
employer can see, at a glance, how you can contribute to the employer's
workplace.
Your resume has to sell you in short order. While you may have all the
requirements for a particular position, your resume is a failure if the employer
does not instantly come to the conclusion that you "have what it takes." The
first hurdle your resume has to pass--whether it ends up in the "consider file"
or the "reject file"may take less than thirty seconds.
The most effective resumes are clearly focused on a specific job title and
address the employer's stated requirements for the position. The more you know
about the duties and skills required for the job--and organize your resume
around these points--the more effective the resume.
You will need information to write a good resume. Not just information about
jobs you've held in the past but also information to select the most relevant
accomplishments, skills and experience for THIS position. The more you know
about the employer and the position, the more you can tailor your resume to fit
the job.
The resume is a tool with one specific purpose: to win an interview. If it
does what the fantasy resume did, it works. If it doesn't, it isn't an effective
resume. A resume is an advertisement, nothing more, nothing less.
A great resume doesn't just tell them what you have done but makes the same
assertion that all good ads do: If you buy this product, you will get these
specific, direct benefits. It presents you in the best light. It convinces the
employer that you have what it takes to be successful in this new position or
career.
It is so pleasing to the eye that the reader is enticed to pick it up and read
it. It "whets the appetite," stimulates interest in meeting you and learning
more about you. It inspires the prospective employer to pick up the phone and
ask you to come in for an interview.
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