Your r©sum© is what sells you to the employer that you want to impress, in order to get that desirable job. It is vital that your r©sum© meets certain criteria, in order that you stand out from everyone else.
First, use an off white paper in order to attract the employer’s attention when he or she is thumbing through stacks of r©sum©s. Just the presentation of your r©sum© speaks volumes about the type or person you are and what kind of employee you will be. The organizational skills that you display in your r©sum© may, possibly be a deciding factor in whether you are interviewed or not. If your r©sum© is highly disorganized, they will not be able to see those accomplishments that you worked so hard to achieve, because they will be too focused on trying to figure out how everything should have been put together.
A study of employers recently confirmed that the first way they sift through r©sum©s is just by skimming through each one, looking for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. Once one is found, the employer throws it out and moves on. What a shame for so much time and effort. Proofreading is a must!
Listing only your prestigious or noteworthy accomplishments increases the likelihood of getting hired. In businesses where hundreds or thousands of applications are received, very few are going to take the time to read your autobiography from junior high until the present. They want to know what you have accomplished recently and what you are currently and just previously involved in. Allowing them to see only the noteworthy accomplishments causes them to stick out and catch the attention of the employer, rather than being lost in the mix of the trophies you won when you were seven, after winning first place in a pie eating contest at the fair.
Lastly, know who you are talking to. Do a little research on the company that you are applying to and the companies they work with. Knowing what they are about will help you to target your r©sum© toward what they are after, rather than just focusing on yourself and what you feel is important. This also is a huge help in interviewing, where you are asked what questions you have about the company and where it is headed. How disappointing it would be to know that you would have got that dream job, if only you had a few questions to ask the interviewer to show your interest in the company. These are a few helpful tips that will set you on the path to success when you are aiming to succeed in the workplace.
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Unemployment
