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Put Together A Targeted Resume
In a recent survey conducted by Robert Half International, eighty two percent of workers polled said they would be ready to conduct a job search if they lost their jobs tomorrow. Yet, only twenty percent had updated their resumes in the last three months. Forty four percent had not revised their resumes in more than a year. ”Workers who are prepared in the event of a sudden job loss are also ready when new employment opportunities arise,” says Reesa Staten, with Robert Half International. “A current résumé is an essential career tool – the longer it remains untouched, the harder it is to update, since specific achievements are not always easy to recall.” A well-written resume does its job if it gets an employer's attention. That gives you a better chance of getting an interview. My Writing Resources provides writing and coaching to make your resume sparkle. Here are some ideas about what to place (and things to avoid) in your resume:
As you work on your resume, keep your reader in mind and remember his/her basic concern: will this candidate add value at our firm? If you answer effectively by highlighting relevant skills, personal characteristics and accomplishments, your resume will open the right doors and generate interviews. Check your resume for bland content and add better action words to describe what you have done in past jobs. Boston College has a table of action verbs that gives resume readers a better sense of what you accomplished. More>> If any of the following challenges describes your situation, there are strategies you can use to show your experience in the best possible light.
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