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Resume Connection: Resume Tips, #5

 Common Resume Writing Mistakes and Resume Critiques

 "Writing a Quality Resume & Resume Critiques" is reprinted with permission of www.resumecopy.com   

 

 

 

 


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Some resume tips

  • More is not always better. Focus on what matters to the position you are seeking and the company you are providing it for. A general resume is not effective, so don't bother writing one or sending it out.

  • If you have identified six or fewer recruiters to work with, send a resume specific to the field in which you wish to work and then follow up with the recruiter about tailoring to a specific job order.

  • Try to monetize the accomplishments you list.

  • Don't say you "spearheaded" this and gobbledegooked that. It makes you sound desperate to say you accomplished something you didn't do. Emphasize your team role, not your individual role. "Part of team that..." If it's not obvious from your qualifications that you led the team, you can bring this out during conversation about the job.

  • Ideally, you will not send a resume before discussing the intended employer's needs and how you can meet them. A resume sent before this point generally makes you a commodity.

  • Use your network to identify job leads; a resume does not open doors and generate job offers, because employers are buried in resumes. They aren't going to read your resume, experience near rapture, and phone you up demanding an interview as soon as possible. Life just does not work that way.

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