Resumes are the ticket to receiving and interview. Many companies receive thousands of resumes over a short amount of time, and they don't have time to read through each of them carefully. Recruiters who read over these resumes are looking for distinct features in a matter of seconds. If a resume lacks something they're looking for, they might just toss it aside and never look at it again. Just the layout and design of someone's resume could determine whether he or she receives an interview.
A resume must appear easy to read. The page shouldn't be loaded with as many words as you can fit, and it should have proper spacing as to say, "I'm enjoyable to read." No one is interested in reading a document crammed with word.
A resume must be well organized. This is something that is easy to spot by only looking at the resume for a few seconds.
Last, a resume must also clearly present the subject . . . YOU! This is why it's important to have your name right at the top as the heading. A resume is an attempt to sell your skills, qualities and abilities with others. People must clearly see this document is about you.
Someone could have great skills, experience and accomplishments that could be brushed right passed because they didn't take the time to make their resume presentable. I believe taking the time to make your resume appear easy to read, well organized, and clearly present the subject will be the key to having it read more deeply and, hopefully, get an interview.
I'm going to work hard on making my resume more presentable in order to receive more interviews. I truly believe this will help me a lot in my job searching.
Thanks for the helpful tips! I think my resume might be too crammed with words. i should probably move some of the explanations to my cover letter and leave me resume more simplified.
ReplyDeleteAwesome point about a resume making an impression on the person that is seeing it. i have had the opportunity to look at resumes of the people who are applying for positions in my office and just because of how a resume looks I have ideas of the type of person they should be, depending on the design it will impress me to look at the rest of the resume or not.
ReplyDeleteAmen! Honestly, having a solid resume is crucial in order to get the job. Little personal experience--I used to have a pretty hard time finding jobs, but after a good friend helped me tune up my resume, every employer I've applied to since then has asked for an interview! And I didn't add any new work experience or anything! Solid, well-written resumes make all the difference.
ReplyDeleteWe definitely learned a lot about resumes this week - and every bit of information we were given is helpful. If nothing else comes out of this class but the knowledge of how to write an effective resume, I'd be okay with that.
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