In this current market many people are finding it to be anxious times
with millions of desperate job seekers, all who are looking for that
next paycheck. The mistake that many of these inexperienced job seekers
seem to make is to mass email their resumes to anyone who might be
offering a job. These job seekers send out their resumes not caring or
understanding whether the job is a good fit or not. It is a desperate
approach screaming to a possible employer that all you are looking for
is a job, any job.
According to employment experts, when researching a job you should figure out where you want to work and begin a strategy to contact
that employer personally. Online job searches should be a small
percentage of your employment hunt. Your ultimate goal should be having
you sitting in front of or on the phone with a live person at that
company. Turnovers are common and most job openings are not advertised.
To get that job, you need to be there when that opening happens. These
resume tips can help any job seeker make sure that their qualifications
end up in the hands of an employer who will be interested in you.
Write a Likeable Resume
Take a look at yourself and ask how you would like to be seen by a
potential employer. You need to tell them how great an employee you are
and that you are a problem solver who can help their company make money.
Your resume needs to appeal to both humans and machines. Having enough
keywords so as to pass both electronic resume scanners and human
scanners is important. You will make or break your resume within the
first 10 lines. Not unlike most novels, you have that long to either
catch their attention or not.
Get Rid of the Job Objective
May years ago, it was common practice to put an objectives line or
two in our resumes. Most started with the terms ‘Looking for a
challenging position with growth potential’ or something close to that.
Most agree that objectives really only talk about what an employer can
do for you. That employer is more interested in what you can do for
their company.
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