Let your Resume Be your Handshake to Your New Boss!
A quality resume can be worth a mint! It can open doors to that job you’ve been dreaming of; you know – the one with the short work hours that gives you all that time to do the stuff you’re really interested in doing and the great salary too, so you can pay for all of it!
Your resume is your first impression – the same as your suit, tie, smile, haircut, demeanour and handshake create the first impressions when you enter an interview room.
This first impression is the one that can stick; it separates you from the rest; it says something about you; it highlights your strengths; it tells the boss instantly that you are smart, attentive to detail, that you know what he’s after and that you can deliver.
Or…it can tell the boss that you are a bit messy, have poor attention to detail, concentrate on the irrelevant points, deviate from what’s important, are not particularly committed to getting the job and are not really what he or she is looking for.
The point of quality resume writing is to get the interview, not to get the job. If you don’t “sell” yourself in your resume, all the qualifications, best intentions and hopes in the world won’t help you.
You need to convince the HR manager or boss who is reading your resume that you are close enough to what they’re looking for that you’re worth meeting in person for half an hour.
Your talents should shine through, your qualifications for the position should be clear, some of your personality needs to rise to the top…the best resumes will be put at the top of the “to interview” heap and that’s where you want to be.
Some people find it incredibly difficult to write about themselves in a way that sells their talents, like you need to do in a resume.
They can immediately reel off all the benefits of the latest flat-screen TV , iPad or sports car, like they work for the marketing departments of those products and brands, but getting them to write some favorable words about themselves leaves them dumbstruck and frozen at the keyboard.
That’s where we can pick you up, give you a boost, take your hand and walk you through the whole process with our sample resumes for all types of job applicants.
You may apply to 5 different jobs with 5 different resumes. It’s something of a mix of science and art, knowing what to highlight and what to downplay for certain positions. A high-level executive position will require a resume that is pitched higher than one for a non-executive role. A resume you’re submitting for a design position will probably need to look a bit more “snazzy” than one that you’re submitting for a sales position. Our sample resumes show you how to change the pitch and feel of the resume to suit the job application.
It’s important to find the right balance with your resume. You want to show them a little of your personality so that you stand out from the crowd and interest the employer, but you don’t want to distract them from getting all the detailed info they need about how GREAT you are in a clear, concise manner… but without putting them to sleep!
Sometimes the chronological order of resumes is not the most interesting and may not present you in the best possible way. There are some smart alternatives.
Find out more about how to find the right balance with our sample resumes.
Look at it from the employer’s angle. One of the first things an employer must do, once they’ve advertised the job and given it time to attract applicants, is to screen the resumes that come in. You may be competing with hundreds of applicants. The employer’s had a busy day and at the end of it has to sit down and start sifting through the resumes… maybe they want to whittle it down from 100 to 20 for the interviews. What will attract them to your resume? How do you make the cut?
Here at eSample-Resume.com, we know the answers to what the employer’s looking for. We know how to get you across the line to make the cut for the interview.
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We know:
- How to present your resume so that it looks professional and attractive
- How to format your resume using headlines and bullet points to make it easy to read
- What information to include on your resume so that it has maximum impact
- How to present Personal Details, Qualifications, Achievements & Career Objectives logically and clearly
- What information NOT to include on your resume
- How to make your resume relevant and to the point
- How to highlight your strengths on your resume
