What Are The Differences Between Telecommute Resumes And Standard Resumes
obseekers often ask me your information is presented in
what the difference is an easy to read and eye-pleasing
between a "standard" resume format. You will need to
and a telecommute resume. So I emphasize your skills,
have compiled this short article particularly your ability to work
to explain those differences. independently, and your time
management skills.
1. Telecommute resumes have to
stand out. 2. Telecommute resumes are highly
scrutinized.
Recruiters and hiring mangers are
flooded with resumes when they You are competing with people all
post a telecommute job. I spoke over the country instead of just
to a recruiter that stated he local applicants. The
gets between 750 and 1,000 telecommuting employer has the
resumes, each day, every time he "cream of the crop" to choose
posts a project. It starts to from. They are going to analyze
taper off a little after the and make judgments on what they
third day. So after just three find in your resume.
days, he could easily have more
than 2,000 resumes to sort You have to pay extra attention
through. to spelling and grammar errors.
Make sure you aren't using the
Because of this, you absolutely word, "I" anywhere on your
have to have a resume that stands resume. Pay attention to where
apart from the crowd. I don't you place commas, and remember to
mean that you should add all end your sentences with a period.
kinds of clipart and colorful
graphics - so don't go crazy. You
should take time to make sure Don't rely on MS Word to teach
you proper grammar, those little sure to add that information. If
green lines look intimidating, you belong to professional
but you can make them go away associations, (like the
(see below). Instead, refer to a International Virtual Assistants
manual such as the Gregg Association) be sure to note that
Reference Manual or some online on your resume. Going the extra
manual. mile might make the difference
between a regretful e-mail, and
3. Telecommute resumes have to "you're hired."
take the place of you.
** How to make those green
The hiring manager is not going squiggly lines go away:
to be able to meet you. They may
call you for a phone interview, In Word 2002, go to the "Tools"
but they will make most of their menu and scroll down to
hiring decision based on your "Options." When you click on
resume alone. You want to make "Options" a new window will open
sure to cover everything you up that has several tabs to
think is applicable, and leave choose from. Select the "Spelling
off information that isn't. Read and Grammar." Look for the check
over your resume and think about box that says, "hide grammatical
what impression you will make. errors in this document." Check
the box and hit the "OK" button.
In addition, if you have taken Voila! All of the little
any online certification tests, misleading lines have vanished.
(offered at Brainbench.com) be
About the Author:
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