THE RESUME – A BLUEPRINT OF YOUR SUCCESS
Resumes used to be simple little documents, a couple
of pages long, with a few references at the end. These were passive summaries
that laid out your qualifications in a low-key manner – and more often
than not, they slipped quietly through the cracks of the company’s hiring
desk.
Perhaps a passive, low-key resume is keeping you from getting your dream
job.
If you think that a resume is merely a list of work-related things you’ve
done in your life – than you need to seriously change your perspective.
THE RESUME – YOUR VALUABLE SALES TOOL
A resume is not a list of accomplishments – it is your
high-caliber sales agent – a sales pitch that will present you to your
prospective employer in the best light possible.
You need to break away from that mold and create a resume that works as
your specialized sales agent, presenting you to your future employer as
the best possible, and obvious, choice.
Keep in mind that a person is hiring you – so in this case the first impression
really is the last.
Only those resumes that catch the employer’s attention go on to step two:
The Job Interview.
When you get to that stage, your resume has done its job – now it’s up
to you.
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