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If you’re like many people, you procrastinate on important tasks. Now the deadline for several key internships is looming – and you haven’t even started anything. So kick yourself in the backside and start today.
Today’s job market is unlike any other in recent memory for most of us. Certainly it is for me. As I point out in “’Headhunter’ Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!,” there are all new “rules” in today’s hiring “game”—and that’s precisely how you must look at getting hired in today’s job market, as a “game”—and what may have worked, say, just a few years ago to land a new job no longer works, in many cases.
There are a lot of ways to enhance your resume, one of them being to add appropriate keywords throughout the document. Keywords work wonders in improving any resume because they add depth while addressing key points that hiring managers in the field are looking for. There are a number of great keywords that could make a difference in your resume.
It’s a personal brand, so it should be all about you, right? Your accomplishments. Your history. Your personality. Your unique perspective. Right? Wrong. If your personal brand is all about you, no one is going to care. You will be ignored. People will yawn. Your personal brand needs to answer WHY: Why do they care?
As a hiring manager (read: non-human resource professional) who has recruited, interviewed and hired interns, entry-level and mid-level professionals, I have one word for those who insist a resume always be in a certain font or be structured in a certain way… “Really?” Honestly, when I review a resume (and maybe cover letter) I’m interested in getting answers to three questions.
Hiring managers and human resources departments are inundated with resumes for every available position. If you want yours to stand out, you have to give them what they want. The best way to do this is with a little customization.
An executive job seeker recently inquired: “How important do you think it is for me to have a LinkedIn profile?” I replied: VERY! I explained that recruiters, hiring decision makers and other executives and board members with influence and hiring authority are sleuthing around LinkedIn daily. More than 135 million professional members subscribe to LinkedIn!
Your resume is arguably the most important document in your job search. It’s the first impression you make on any recruiter, HR professional or hiring manager. It must show off your expertise in the best way possible in order to land the opportunity (or opportunities) you desire.
On your resume, what is the limit on how much to write about an achievement? The answer is, ‘It depends.’ I suggest your goal is to culminate in Expanded Achievements Stories; so, don’t initially overwhelm yourself with rules of achievement length. Instead, focus on the aerial perspective of what you contributed, and then break the bigger picture down into smaller chunks. A quick checklist will help walk you through the process of achievement ‘ferreting.’
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