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from: John GrothThe "Best" Resume Writing Tips!
The best approach in writing a winning resume is to start by critically asking yourself,"What does the employer want for the type of job I'm applying for?" Do you have what the employer needs?
If you do carefully look at your past work history, your achievements, your education, and anything else that will match the employer's job requirements. Do you have some volunteer work that will help, some self-study, a skill in a hobby? All are important in you analysis.
This type of thinking is the foundation for writing a "best" resume. Although excellent writing can be important, it can rarely overcome your failure to understand what the employer wants. If you position yourself to shadow the employer's job needs you will move closer to the front of the line.
Here are some other ideas to put your thinking to work for you as you write the "best" resume:
1. Start with your strongest reason why you would be a good hire. If your work achievements are first list them first. In covering your non-relevant information, give it less visibility and less space.
Anything that detracts from your strengths attempt to deemphasize the informaton. If you had significant non relevant work experience, for example, either don't mention it or drop it to the bottom of the page. Do what you can to minimize the impact of frequent job changing, or short term jobs.
2. Organize your resume to present your strengths as powerfully as possible. Although employers prefer you start your work history with the current job and work backword if your prior jobs contain the most relevant experience, group positions by category and always lead with the most relevant.
If a non-chronological approach is used, include a seperate section that briefly lists job titles, organizations and dates of work.
3. Your "best" resume should focus on results. Outcomes are much more effective than simpily descriptions of responsibilities or activities. The employer needs results and it's up to you to provide them. Take credit for everything that's relevant and quantify whenever possible.
4. Write a career goal that emphasizes what you have to offer the employer. Never make demand or requirements like,"opportunity for advancement."
5. Keep your "best" resume brief. Keep it to two pages or less, one is better. Make it easy to scan, with no italitize works, or odd fonts. Limit paragraphs to three or four lines. Don't try to jam a lot into the page, leave plenty of white space for easy reading.
6. Your "best" resume should convey quality. Quality visually and in a simple format. Double check so there are no misspellings or grammer mistakes. Grey beige or off-white are good colors for the 24lb paper.
7. Be sure the contact information is valid for business hours. Try not to take calls at work so you need a professionally set up answering machine.
8. It's proper in your "best" resume to emphasize certain skills and deemphasize others. Don't lie, everything in the resume should be true.
As you get feedback, and experience in your job hunt, revisions of your "best" resume will be necessary. In fact if you have done your research, almost every resume you write will more carefully reflect what the particular employer needs. With this approach, writing your "best" resume, your "best" job is just around the corner.
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