| Sadly, too many resumes today condemn their | | | | growth and promotion history. |
| owners to the "reject" pile. Don't let your resume | | | | Think keywords and specific ways you helped |
| be one of them. | | | | your employer make money or save money. |
| Done Correctly, a good resume can: | | | | The only benefit you can bring to the table is past |
| 1. Be your calling card. | | | | performance. When you interview (either phone |
| 2. Help you win an interview. | | | | or in person) this is what will be discussed. But set |
| 3. Set your agenda during the interview. | | | | the groundwork now in your resume. Think of all |
| 4. Continue to sell for you after you've left the | | | | your jobs in the past and bring forth examples of |
| interview. | | | | some of your best work. How can an employer |
| In today's real job search world, your resume will | | | | think of you as a problem solver? If you can |
| often work AGAINST you, knocking you out of | | | | monetize it (state it in terms of money), so much |
| the search process before you've even had a | | | | the better. At the interview, you will be prepared |
| chance to begin. | | | | to enlarge upon these successes. |
| Too often, a resume is just a screening-out tool. | | | | And last of all, don't tell too much. A good resume |
| Used by lower level staff looking for a quick way | | | | should leave the prospective employer with a |
| to weed candidates out of consideration, your | | | | whetted appetite, a desire to know more. They |
| resume can work against you as much as for | | | | will be likely to call and phone screen you. So dont |
| you. | | | | fill in all the details just yet. Save that for the |
| Don't overload it with unnecessary or irrelevant | | | | interview. Do, however, paint a big picture of who |
| information. One page is ideal, two pages only if | | | | you are and what you can offer. This way the |
| you are a 15 to 20-year veteran with a significant | | | | document can stand on its own. |