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Job seekers today are thrown into a team of people that range from freshly-minted graduates to lifer’s who have been forced to retire early or have had their job eliminated because the company has moved overseas.\u00a0 It’s not an even playing field.\u00a0 The rules aren’t even the same for everybody.\u00a0 It’s an evolving process.\u00a0 And your resume has to evolve with it.<\/p>\n
One of the key obstacles that you can’t plan for; 80% of your resumes are never seen by a real person.\u00a0 Large companies, governments and recruiters often use sophisticated computer software that is programmed to scan a resume for certain key words.\u00a0 If your resume does not contain these exact words it will not make it to someone’s desk.<\/p>\n
When the HR professional or recruiter at the company you have applied to is faced with hundreds or even thousands of resumes, they give each resume about 6 seconds of their time.\u00a0 They have learned to ‘skim’ over your resume.<\/p>\n
If your resume is too long, or too short or contains endless amounts of unimportant information it’s not helping you.\u00a0 In fact, it probably ends up in the ‘no’ pile. Your resume is a reflection of you, your abilities and your competencies.\u00a0 It deserves to be the best it can be.<\/p>\n
Revamping your resume is not something everyone is good at.\u00a0 Most people will tell you that they don’t like talking about themselves.\u00a0\u00a0 They often think important facts about their abilities, experiences or the jobs they have had are irrelevant.\u00a0 Or they are not able to express what they want to say in the language that suits resumes.<\/p>\n
Quite often, depending on the types of jobs you apply to, you may have more than one version of your resume. Perhaps you have one that highlights your strengths in event planning, and another one that focuses on your marketing experience.\u00a0 Not everything you have done or everything you are good at has to all be in one document.\u00a0 In fact, it’s critical that you tailor your resume to suit the job you are applying for.\u00a0 This sounds more complicated than it is. The key is building an arsenal of well described pieces of information about your work, volunteer, educational and personal experiences so that you can pull each one out when you need it and mold your resume accordingly.<\/p>\n
Improving your resume is not something you have to stress over.\u00a0 There are many very qualified people that can help you with making your resume the best reflection of you.\u00a0 I know most of you are thinking, “I don’t know if I want to pay for this kind of thing”. \u00a0But, if you aren’t prepared to invest in yourself, how can you expect a future employer to?<\/p>\n
If you know of someone who could use a resume makeover, please share this blog post with them and let them know that Ross Street Agency can help them create a new resume that passes the 6 second scan.<\/p>\n
As an example I have linked a before <\/a>and after <\/a>version of resumes from an actual client of mine.\u00a0 The names and details have been changed for confidentiality reasons, but the format and content are the same.<\/p>\n Happy Fall.<\/p>\n Lisa Jibson, <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Job seekers today are thrown into a team of people that range from freshly-minted graduates to lifer’s who have been forced to retire early or have had their job eliminated because the company has moved overseas.\u00a0 It’s not an even playing field.\u00a0 The rules aren’t even the same for everybody.\u00a0 It’s an evolving process.\u00a0 And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
\nOwner and Chief Factotum
\nRoss Street Agency<\/p>\nJob seekers today are thrown into a team of people that range from freshly-minted graduates to lifer's who have been forced to retire early or have had their job eliminated because the company has moved overseas.\u00a0 It's not an even playing field.\u00a0 The rules aren't even the same for everybody.\u00a0 It's an evolving process.\u00a0 And your resume has to evolve with it.
One of the key obstacles that you can't plan for; 80% of your resumes are never seen by a real person.\u00a0 Large companies, governments and recruiters often use sophisticated computer software that is programmed to scan a resume for certain key words.\u00a0 If your resume does not contain these exact words it will not make it to someone's desk.
When the HR professional or recruiter at the company you have applied to is faced with hundreds or even thousands of resumes, they give each resume about 6 seconds of their time.\u00a0 They have learned to 'skim' over your resume.\u00a0
If your resume is too long, or too short or contains endless amounts of unimportant information it's not helping you.\u00a0 In fact, it probably ends up in the 'no' pile. Your resume is a reflection of you, your abilities and your competencies.\u00a0 It deserves to be the best it can be.\u00a0
Revamping your resume is not something everyone is good at.\u00a0 Most people will tell you that they don't like talking about themselves.\u00a0\u00a0 They often think important facts about their abilities, experiences or the jobs they have had are irrelevant.\u00a0 Or they are not able to express what they want to say in the language that suits resumes.
Quite often, depending on the types of jobs you apply to, you may have more than one version of your resume. Perhaps you have one that highlights your strengths in event planning, and another one that focuses on your marketing experience.\u00a0 Not everything you have done or everything you are good at has to all be in one document.\u00a0 In fact, it's critical that you tailor your resume to suit the job you are applying for.\u00a0 This sounds more complicated than it is. The key is building an arsenal of well described pieces of information about your work, volunteer, educational and personal experiences so that you can pull each one out when you need it and mold your resume accordingly.
Improving your resume is not something you have to stress over.\u00a0 There are many very qualified people that can help you with making your resume the best reflection of you.\u00a0 I know most of you are thinking, \"I don't know if I want to pay for this kind of thing\". \u00a0But, if you aren't prepared to invest in yourself, how can you expect a future employer to?
If you know of someone who could use a resume makeover, please share this blog post with them and let them know that Ross Street Agency can help them create a new resume that passes the 6 second scan.
As an example I have linked a before <\/a>and after <\/a>version of resumes from an actual client of mine.\u00a0 The names and details have been changed for confidentiality reasons, but the format and content are the same.
Happy Fall.
Lisa Jibson,
Owner and Chief Factotum
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