It is a mistake to think that your
resume is a bunch of your qualifications and
experience. It is your advertisement to the potential
employer to win an interview. Robert Rendell, in his book, ‘How to get a job before passing the exam’, describes the importance of writing a good resume. In today’s competitive job market, a well-written resume is one of the most important factors. With a little extra effort, you can create a well-written resume that makes you really stand out as a superior candidate than many people more qualified than you. Instead of copying others
resumes and
hiring others to write it for you. You will have to learn how to write it in your own style. You apply for a job that seems absolutely perfect for you. Plenty of other people also think the same. A job offer often attracts between 100 and 1,000 resumes these days, so you are facing a great deal of competition. Your prospective employer glances at a pile of several hundred resumes. He is not any more excited about going through this dry and boring document. After a few minutes, he feels drowsy. Then, he runs across your resume. As soon as he starts reading it, he becomes attentive. The more he reads the more he is interested, awake and turned on. Keep in mind the quotation, “A
person who
knows ‘how’ he will get the job. A person who knows ‘why’ he will be his boss.” It is a mistake to think that your resume is a history of your past, and just a bunch of your qualifications and experience. It is your advertisement to your potential employer to win an interview. It is indirectly telling, “If you buy my product, you will get these specific benefits.” Hence, focus on ‘what you bring to the employer’, not ‘what you want from the job’. Address the position for which you are applying to make it easy for them to identify. If you don’t have an e-mail you won’t be taken seriously. It’s a good idea to have an e-mail address that sounds professional rather than a cute one. Provide the recruiter with your phone number. Pay attention to each and every detail. For example, if you find the hiring manager’s name on the company’s website, quote it, rather than beginning the cover letter with “Dear Sir or Madam”. It creates more interest. Use a simple, easy-to-read font, correct spelling and grammar. Five tips: There are five important points while recitation your experience. 1. stress more on your experience, pertaining to the job you are applying for. 2. Give more details of your latest experience. 3. Simplify older experience. 4. Abridge your unwanted job skills. 5. Include all work experience, even if it doesn’t relate to the job you are seeking. And after getting the job, the final tip is: Make yourself indispensable, and you move up. Act as though you are indispensable.
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