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| How to Write Attractive Resume |
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At an Average, hiring managers, or the people who screen resumes, will devote six to eight seconds to read your cover letter, and fifteen to twenty seconds looking over your resume .Both documents need to be composed with that timeframe in mind.
Your cover letter should never attempt to summarize your resume , but rather point out features of your career, your skills and accomplishments, and your professional temperament that make you an ideal candidate for this position.
Your Resume Should be written in such a manner to highlight accomplishments, experience and training most relevant to the job for which you are applying. |
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And, finally, both documents need to be completely error free.Typographical errors and incorrect grammar and word usage will cause your elimination from the process. It may not seem fair, but there are so many applicants for every position that employers are looking for ways to reduce the number of candidates they need to interview. Dropping people from consideration who won’t proof read important documents is a favorite filter for them to reduce candidate numbers.
Let’s assume you are at the point in your job search where you have created an excellent resume and cover letter. This is the time to double-check your resume for weaknesses you may have missed. The words in your resume should highlight the specific skills and experiences that your prospective employer seeks. If, at this point, you have a weakness in your resume, repair it by editing your resume to reflect your experiences or skill-sets in a manner to benefit the employer's hiring needs.
Don’t be lazy about creating a great resume customized to a specific employer. Employers look for solutions when they look at resumes, solutions to the issues inherent with the job they are trying to fill. The solution should be on your resume, expressed as career accomplishments, or in the description of your duties, or as entries showing statistics associated with the results you achieve in your job. Employers want results. They want to see your results expressed on your resume. Once your customized resume is complete, you are ready to distribute your documents to prospective employers, in hope of scheduling job interviews.
Most likely, you will deliver two types of resumes, a printed version and a digital document version. The printed version is for both hand-delivery to your industry networking contacts, and you can mail it to company addresses via standard post, or fax it to an office.
You want that resume to look great, not just good. Your Resume and cover letter should be printed on matching 24-pound paper, either white, buff or pearl gray in color. All copies should be single-sided. Try to buy color matched 9x12" envelopes, so your resume will remain unfolded. And it is usually a good idea to insert a light piece of cardboard to ensure the documents will not be folded, spindled or mutilated in the course of their delivery. If you have the ability to print labels, some employment professionals recommend using the transparent variety, as the address will appear to be printed directly on the envelope. That makes for a clean delivery of your resume.
You should plan to put a call in to the prospective employer no more than three or four days after you are certain they have received your Resume. This is an extremely effective way for you to impress your level of motivation upon the employer, and oddly enough, this is a step that the vast majority of job seekers never take.
When you reach the person with whom you need to speak, you will want to have a basic presentation developed to start your conversation. Simply say, "I wanted to make sure you received my Resume. You can use this initial conversation to demonstrate your interest in the job, and the fact that you know something about the company, and have skills and experience to do the job they are trying to fill. Make a short list of a few key questions that will demonstrate your due diligence
The most important point to remember about these conversations is that preparation is what makes the difference between a lasting professional impression and a wasted shot. Along with preparing the content of your conversation, you should also rehearse presenting yourself with sincere energy and enthusiasm. But always keep it professional. Show respect, practice good manners, demonstrate your confidence in your credentials. Let your resume carry the key skill components that identify you as a good candidate for the job. |
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