How do you write a resume
that gets results?
To start: Always maintain contacts with
sites such as LinkedIn where you can keep an updated profile that
will be a basis of the resume you will be using.
Before you
write your resume, plan what you’re going to say and how.Try to be
as terse as you can; keep the resume to one easily-read, typewritten
page.
Use essential keywords that nail what you want to
convey about yourself. Think of your experience and what you have
done in the past that would be of interest to your prospective
employer. If you have an advanced degree, show how it can be
used by the employer. If you had excellent grades, mention it,
especially if it covers the tasks required. Your degrees are useless
unless they have given you a special leg-up you can use as a
competitive edge.
Don’t falsify your
records; sooner or later the truth will come out. And learn the
difference between promoting your best assets and embellishing them.
Above all, follow the employer’s application instructions.
You
can personalize your application with after-interview thank-you
notes, handwritten, if short.(See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole®
comments.)
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