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The Number One Purpose of A Resume

The Number One Purpose of A Resume. To Win An Interview! A Resume is an Advertisement If You Buy This Product, you will get these specific, direct benefits. Research Shows…. 1 interview is granted for every 200 resumes submitted Your resume is scanned within 10-20 seconds!

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The Number One Purpose of A Resume

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  1. The Number One Purpose of A Resume To Win An Interview! A Resume is an Advertisement If You Buy This Product, you will get these specific, direct benefits

  2. Research Shows…. • 1 interview is granted for every 200 resumes submitted • Your resume is scanned within 10-20 seconds! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN????

  3. It Means: • The top half of the first page of your resume will either make or break you! • DON’T make claims that are untrue but DO get over your modesty and toot your own horn! • You Have to focus on the employer’s needs, not your own to catch their attention.

  4. Ask Yourself • What would make me the perfect candidate? • What does the employer really want? • What special abilities would the employer find enticing? • What would set a truly exceptional candidate apart from a merely good one?

  5. A Great Resume Has Two Sections • FIRST • You make assertions about your abilities, qualities and achievements. • Write powerful, but honest. Make the reader realize you are someone special.

  6. SECOND • The evidence section is where you back up your assertions with evidence proving that what you say you did…..you actually did. THE JUICE IS IN THE ASSERTIONS SECTION. You want them to immediately reach for the phone and invite you in for an interview.

  7. Beginning: • Target Your Audience • State Your Objective • Be sure your career direction is clear. State the job you want and make sure it is exactly the job they are offering! • Qualifications • Professional Characteristics (Extremely energetic, dependable, a gift for solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment, committed to excellence)

  8. Guidelines For A Better Resume: • Visually Enticing • Absolutely No Errors (punctuation, grammatical, spelling, fact errors) • All basic Information is included (name, address, phone number, email, education and job history)

  9. Job History (in reverse chronological order) includes: Name of firm, job title, city, state, years employed) • It is targeted to your specific job goal • Strengths are highlighted • Uses Power words

  10. Writing is concise and to the point • Watch your verb tense! (If the accomplishment is completed it should be past tense) • Break it up – A good rule is no more than 6 lines of writing in any one block. Put your most important point in the first line.

  11. What Not To Put In A Resume • The word “resume” at the top of the resume • Fluffy rambling “objective” statements • Salary Information • Full addresses of former employers • Reasons for leaving jobs • Names of Supervisors • References • Anything controversial (political, religious, etc.)

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