4 Easy Steps For A Quality Resume
. How long should your is only go to take a few seconds
resume be? to see if you have the skills and
experience they need for the open
The accepted “wisdom” is that job. Be direct and to the point
your resume should never be more and don’t waste time putting in
then one page. To be honest if skills and experience that don’t
you ask 100 employment relate to the position you are
specialists 50 will say that is applying to.
correct and the other 50 will
disagree. Ultimately what 3. Have you double, triple,
employers care about is if the quadruple checked your resume for
resume is easy to read and typos?
illustrates the skills that make
you a good fit for the position. There is no good reason for a
The length of your resume should typo. Your resume has to be
be appropriate to you. With that perfect. Remember, your resume is
being said, NEVER go longer then the very first impression your
three pages. You are not getting potential employer will ever have
paid by the word. If your related of you. Having a typo in your
work experience only fills up one resume is the kiss of death.
page that is fine. Check your resume multiple times
for typos. Also have some one
2. Does your resume illustrate else read your resume before you
you as the right person for the send it out. What you write down
job immediately? might make perfect sense to you
but if it doesn’t make sense to
Your resume is your 10 second any one else it doesn’t matter.
commercial for your product
(you). The person that is filling 4. Have you put specifics in your
the position you are applying to resume?
that illustrates your
You need to put your achievements contribution to the success of
in the proper context for your your previous employer.
potential employer. Here is an
example: “I increased total sales To summarize, be direct and to
from previous year.” That says the point. Only highlight
absolutely nothing to the qualifications that are going to
potential employer. Did you help you get the position and a
increase sale by 1 or 1,000? On single typo is completely
the other hand: “I increased unacceptable. By following these
sales 210% over previous year.” simple rules you put yourself in
By making that simple change you a much better position to land
are able to give the potential the position you want.
employer specific information
About the Author:
David J. Clemen has over 9 years experience helping the general public find gainful employment. David has worked as a Career Counselor for organizations such as the State of Massachusetts, Morgan Memorial Goodwill, and Lincoln Technical Institute. He is currently an active contributor to http://www.jpcservicesinc.com an absolutely FREE online resource.
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