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Target Your Résumé to Prospective Employers' Needs
Your résumé isn't about you, it's about them. That is the first guiding rule you should remember as you craft your employment history and achievements to match the needs of the companies you want most to hire you. Consider your audience by researching the company and its industry, and tailoring your résumé to the challenges faced by both. Point out how your talents and training dovetail with the company's needs, so hiring managers can picture you in the job they have available or other opportunities that come up in the future. Start out with a short professional profile that succinctly draws a picture of your job skills, work ethic and natural abilities that translate into the kind of worker you are..... |
5 Ways You Could Be Ruining Your Résumé Without Realizing It
Signs are emerging that the job market is picking up, but landing a new position can still be a challenge. The last thing you want to do is sabotage your employment search, and, since your résumé is typically the first impression that hiring managers have of you, it's also the first place where you can potentially ruin your chances. According to a survey conducted by Robert Half International, executives spend more than six minutes, on average, screening each résumé they receive -- which means every word counts in this critical document. Of course, no job seeker is going to shoot himself or herself in the foot on purpose. But you might be harming yourself withou.... |
Weird and Wacky Things Actually Written on Résumés
When Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com, was hiring for her entry-level job site, one particular résumé stood out from all the others. The reason? The applicant claimed to be a "Pig Wrestling Champion" and included details like weight of the pig, number of competitors and months of training. "[The candidate] definitely set himself apart from other candidates; not so sure it was in the way he was hoping though," Fell said. "If the gentleman had been applying for a job with a company that's involved with county or state fairs, or with a health organization currently helping to prevent the spread of Swine Flu, then his pig wrestling championship would be accepta.... |
10 Things to Leave Off Your Résumé
Everybody knows that in most situations, less is more -- your accessories, eating habits and especially your résumé. Job seekers do themselves a disservice when they send out résumés with too much information. Employers don't have the time or the patience to sift through irrelevant information like your hobbies, interests or how many grandchildren you have. Just stick to the basics and you're good to go. Here are 10 things to leave off your résumé and why: 1. Your picture
Why to leave it off: Unless a job posting specifically asks for your picture (and very few jobs will), don't include it just for fun. Not only are your looks irrelevant to your potential as an employee, but you'.... |
Your Résumé: How to Resurrect Outdated Experience
Many job seekers fail to score interviews, even though their skills and experience qualify them for the positions they want. This can occur when a job seeker's work history sounds archaic to the person screening his or her résumé, according to Susan Britton Whitcomb, one of the nation's most renowned career coaches and professional résumé writers. Fortunately, there are some simple solutions to such a dilemma, which Whitcomb unveils in her recently released book "Résumé Magic, Fourth Edition." "The present progressive and past progressive tenses, such as 'I am managing' or 'I was managing,' equip you with a tool for blurring the dates of.... |
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