How to write a compelling resumeOver 80% of the resumes sent out get 20 seconds from potential employers. What canyou do to make yours stand out?Someone once said that if you want to get what you want you must help people getwhat they want. When you start looking for a new job the only thing that you careabout is to work for a better company, for a bigger salary and at a higher levelof hierarchy. In other words all we care about is our own needs and personalsuccess. Don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. As theCEO of our life we are responsible for advancing our careers and getting thesuccess that we deserve.However there is one obstacle between you and the dream position that you’reaiming at and that obstacle is the recruiter who receives, selects and interviewscandidates.Let’s change the perspective a little bit and rather than perceiving the recruiteras our enemy let’s help him be successful and maybe in return he’ll give us a handto become successful as well.So ask yourself, as a candidate, how could you possibly help the recruiter besuccessful?The answer is quite simple if we try to put ourselves in their place. Recruitersare individuals whose job is to find qualified candidates. They want to find themas easy and as rapidly as possible. They also want to prove to their bosses thatthey get the job done efficiently and bring positive results. Their success ismeasured by the rapidity with which they manage to bring in valuable new hiresthat will contribute to the company’s growth.Therefore if you want to give them a helping hand you have to show them that youcan be such a valuable candidate. And the first step is to write a compellingresume.Recruiters are very busy people so help them read your resume as quickly aspossible. Your resume shouldn’t be more than two pages. Format it so that relevantinformation is easy to find.Recruiters are looking for a certain candidate profile. You don’t need to be ahuman resources specialist to realize that if you are applying for a salesposition the recruiter will look for your sales results and if it’s a PR positionthey’ll be looking at the events you’ve organized. Try to presume what kind ofcandidate profile they may be looking for. Clues to such a profile are included inthe hiring ad so show them the profile they’re looking for by outlining yourprevious experience.Recruiters are not looking for your previous job descriptions, they are lookingfor real people, people who brought results so quit putting your previous jobdescriptions in your resume. Instead try giving details about the projects youwere involved, the results you got, the initiatives you took.Recruiters want candidates with a personality and you can pass on some of yourpersonality to your resume. Include a professional objective on your resumeshowing that you are passionate about your field, expressing your desire todevelop yourself professionally and to contribute to the company’s growth.
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