Resume Writing For Men Resume Writing Techniques To Crush The Competition
have been a professional
resume writer for several If you printed out an ad for a
years now. In my Line Installer at a cable
experience, men have the most company, your headline will be
problems articulating ideas on “Line Installer.” If you are
paper. experienced in this field, your
headline could be “Experienced
So, if you need to write your Line Installer.” Pretty simple
resume, read this article before stuff.
you try to get your wife or
sister to do it for you. It’s not Next, write your skills summary.
hard, and I have broken it down
into simple steps for you to You don’t want to dive right into
follow. your experience section.
Define your job target. Why?
This is the most important step. Because employers want to know in
If you just want “any job,” this a few seconds what you can do.
is not a real goal. They could give a crap less if
you write a silly objective that
Look through the job postings at says something like, “looking to
monster or careerbuilder to get utilize my experience to further
ideas. When you see a job you my career – me, me, me, blah,
would like to apply for, print it blah, blah”. They want to know
out. This will be your point of how YOU can help THEM. Put your
reference for writing your ego aside, it’s not about you
resume. this time.
Write your headline. So how do you write a skills
summary? payments and equipment.
First, we have to identify your * Ability to safely operate and
applicable skills. maintain company issued vehicle.
1. Get a piece of paper and write * Physically able to lift up to
down all of your skills. 50 pounds and climb up to 100
feet.
2. Now, refer back to that job ad
I had you print out. There should - The hardest part is over (you
be some matches (if there are can have a beer now).
not, you may be looking into the
wrong career). Add your experience section.
3. Find the matches and those are This is pretty easy. List all of
your applicable skills. your applicable experience over
the last 5-10 years.
For this Line Installer job, one
of your skills might be You do not need to write every
“maintaining proper grounding job you have ever had. If you
procedures.” Add this to you were a retail sales clerk at the
resume in a bulleted format. Nike Outlets part-time, for only
3 months, you probably want to
Here is an example of what a leave that off.
skills summary could look like:
If you were previously a line
* Knowledgeable of proper installer, you should list this
grounding procedures. experience because it is
relevant.
* Reconciliation of customer
Remember, this is not a job football, or mention anything
application, so there is no need about high school for that
to disclose every detail. matter. Focus on education and
training received after high
HOWEVER, you must not lie, school.
stretch the truth, fluff your job
responsibilities, or inflate your If you have not completed a
job titles. Companies are hiring degree, you may have a special
background screening companies to driver’s license, or if you may
check on you. Don’t get caught have completed a line installer’s
giving a line of crap. safety course, add this
information to this section.
Fill in the education section and
close the deal. If you are working on a degree,
mention how many credit hours you
If you are over the age of 19, have completed and when you
you probably don’t need to talk expect to complete the degree.
about when you played High School
About the Author:
Jennifer Anthony is the owner of http://www.resumeasap.com, offering professional and affordable resume writing services. She also owns http://www.telecommute-resumes.com, a website dedicated to providing information about telecommute resume and cover letter writing techniques.
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