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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.)

  12. Writing A Resume Why are you the perfect candidate?

  13. Objective • One of the most important parts of a resume • Your objective is a representation of your career direction and it should be clear • When writing your objective state the job you want and make sure it is exactly the job they are offering • Examples: • Good: a software sales position in an organization seeking an extraordinary record of generating new accounts, exceeding sales targets and enthusiastic customer relations. • Bad: entry level software sales position in your staff

  14. Suggested Format • OBJECTIVE: An xxxposition in an organization where yyy and zzz would be needed. • Xxx is the name of the position you are applying for. • Yyyand zzz are the most compelling qualities, abilities or achievements that will really make you stand out above the crowd of applicants. Your previous research to find out what is most important to the employer will provide the information to fill in yyy and zzz. Inspired by Rockport Institute

  15. Summary of Qualifications • This is the spiciest part of the resume. • Possibly be the only section fully read by the employer, so it should be very strong and convincing. • Look for the qualities the employer will care about most. • Then look at what you wrote about why you are the perfect person to fill their need. • Pick the stuff that best demonstrates why they should hire you

  16. Sample Summary of Qualifications • Over 10 years as an organizational catalyst/training design consultant with a track record of producing extraordinary results for more than 20 national and community based organizations. A commitment to human development and community service. Energetic self-starter with excellent analytical, organizational, and creative skills.

  17. Power Words • What are power words? • Rockport Institute • Resumes without power words • Resumes with power words For every skill, accomplishment, or job described, use the most active impressive verb. Begin the sentence with the verb except when avoiding repetitious sentences.

  18. Verb Tense • Always be aware of verb tense • If your writing about a job in the past use past tense, never in present tense

  19. Word Templates • There are many templates that Microsoft word offers for constructing a resume.

  20. Approved Power Words • Trained new hires on company policies and operations • Maintained store quality in terms of organization and cleanliness • Mediatedand resolved issues with complaints regarding customer service Power Words

  21. Without power words • Helped new employees • Cleaned and stocked the store • customer service Power Words

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