Exceeding Expectations to Get the Job
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
What about gaps in my employment dates?
It is not uncommon to have gaps or absences in employment, and this is acceptable. However, it needs to be addressed and explained in the resume. No questions should be left unanswered or any doubt cast during a search; you are opening up honest and open communications with a future employer!
There are many acceptable reasons for taking a break. It may be as a care giver to elderly parents. What about a travel sabbatical where you gained cultural and geographic knowledge? How about becoming a parent? That’s a full time job in itself!
Employers are seeking clarification on gaps, be open and be honest!
There are many acceptable reasons for taking a break. It may be as a care giver to elderly parents. What about a travel sabbatical where you gained cultural and geographic knowledge? How about becoming a parent? That’s a full time job in itself!
Employers are seeking clarification on gaps, be open and be honest!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Does your resume stand out from the competition?
In today’s cut throat and performance-driven world job applicants need to deliver a memorable impression. We employ legal professionals to prepare our wills and provide other legal services. We use the expertise of service providers to repair and maintain our homes. How valuable is your career? Do you make an investment in your future? Are you ambitious? Do you create and deliver a striking image and synopsis of your work?
How about investing in a professionally written resume? It will convey a unique tone and approach that makes you look impressive and effective and most importantly, gets YOU noticed.
So what can you expect from a professionally written resume? What makes you look outstanding and compelling?
The ‘WOW’ factor.
A resume is a psychological document; the format has to be impeccable and seductive. A reader needs to see the title of the position you are seeking, as well as a series of soft skills and the hard skills you can bring pertinent to the job. This top section relays a message on who you are and what your core strengths you offer!
Includes the differentiator branding positioning statement.
We are all unique, many Human Resource Leaders have the same skill sets and knowledge, however, each one has their own distinctive brand! Are you communicating that brand to the reader to achieve maximum exposure to induce a further read?
Separates job descriptions from accomplishments.
North America is the most performance-driven society in the world. A future employer is going to hire you based on consistent delivery. Extracting accomplishments into bullet points based on the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) technique advances your candidacy to the next level and separates you from the other applicants.
Uses concise strong language to attract optimum impact.
A professionally written resume is free from spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Use of strong enticing language, rich in action words, key words and dynamic phases is very important.
An experienced and Certified Professional Resume Writer invariably knows your profession. When conducting due diligence into a resume writer ask some probing questions, drop acronyms to see if they are familiar them. Build constructive and open dialogue to understand their perspective on how they would meet the challenge of portraying you!
How about investing in a professionally written resume? It will convey a unique tone and approach that makes you look impressive and effective and most importantly, gets YOU noticed.
So what can you expect from a professionally written resume? What makes you look outstanding and compelling?
The ‘WOW’ factor.
A resume is a psychological document; the format has to be impeccable and seductive. A reader needs to see the title of the position you are seeking, as well as a series of soft skills and the hard skills you can bring pertinent to the job. This top section relays a message on who you are and what your core strengths you offer!
Includes the differentiator branding positioning statement.
We are all unique, many Human Resource Leaders have the same skill sets and knowledge, however, each one has their own distinctive brand! Are you communicating that brand to the reader to achieve maximum exposure to induce a further read?
Separates job descriptions from accomplishments.
North America is the most performance-driven society in the world. A future employer is going to hire you based on consistent delivery. Extracting accomplishments into bullet points based on the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) technique advances your candidacy to the next level and separates you from the other applicants.
Uses concise strong language to attract optimum impact.
A professionally written resume is free from spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Use of strong enticing language, rich in action words, key words and dynamic phases is very important.
An experienced and Certified Professional Resume Writer invariably knows your profession. When conducting due diligence into a resume writer ask some probing questions, drop acronyms to see if they are familiar them. Build constructive and open dialogue to understand their perspective on how they would meet the challenge of portraying you!
Monday, March 15, 2010
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