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Resume Writing
Tips and Tools |
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More
Online Resume Writing Tips
Resume Format |
| Keywords |
That you should
have a keyword-rich resume goes without
saying—the question is how to implement
the right keywords in an optimal manner.
Before you start, be aware that keywords
are not as important as key phrases. If
your resume ends up in an electronic database
hiring managers and recruiters will probably
conduct a keyword and key phrase search
against it because key phrases can increase
the relevance of their search results. Consider
the words "education" and "administration".
An applicant with experience in both may
not interest an employer looking for a candidate
with experience in "education administration".
The best place to find relevant keywords
and key phrases for your field is in job
descriptions and employment advertisements.
Some resume writers suggest creating a keyword
list in electronic resumes—bad idea.
Keyword lists are a lazy and somewhat ineffective
solution. If you are successful, a human
being will read your electronic resume.
Many people might be put off by an apparent
attempt at manipulation. Besides, many applicant
database programs have software that is
smart enough to detect keyword lists and
penalize them. It is much more effective
and honest to place the keywords where they
belong—in the body of your resume.
This of course requires hard work and creativity
but is important if your resume must pass
the scrutiny of humans and computers. |
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| Objectives
and Profiles--What to do? |
There is no
such thing as an effective resume that fits
all positions. Your resume cannot, and should
not, be all things to all people - it must
have focus. Your resume should be customized
to meet the requirements of each position
you apply for. Customize your key selling
points and place them in the objective or
profile area of the resume.
Recruiters do not like to see an objective
or profile that does not match the position
applied for. If you would like to work as
a rocket scientist, say so. A resume that
belongs to someone seeking "a challenging
position with a dynamic organization that
will allow me to employ my extensive skills
and abilities to the fullest", could
easily end up in NASA's recycling bin. Yes,
NASA does recycle—resumes at least.
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| Silly
Resume Tricks |
| Avoid gimmicks
and deception in their entirety because
they do not work and can be counterproductive.
Here are a few examples of ploys that fail
miserably and only serve to annoy: |
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Faux
letters of introduction claiming
that a mutual acquaintance recommends
that the recipient review your resume
with extra care. "Long time no
see" variants of faux cover letters
are equally irritating and useless. |
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Resume broadcasting
via email with multiple recipients
in the "to:", "cc:"
or "bcc:" fields. Resumes
received this way are treated as spam
(i.e. deleted). |
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Resumes emailed
from a computer with its date set
in the future. If the recipient
sorts his/her email by date sent,
the resume can stay at the top of
the inbox for days or weeks. This
is no way to stand out—experienced
recruiters recognize this as a sign
of desperation and delete the email
(and resume) immediately. |
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Resumes that
do not show dates of employment
may pass a ten second scan but cannot
withstand a more thorough review.
Such resumes annoy because they insult
the reviewers intelligence with predictable
results. |
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| An honest approach,
based on sound resume writing principles,
is a much more effective way of generating
promising interviews. |
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on resume writing. |
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