Do you need an attention grabbing resume that shows your real value and helps you can nail
that one important interview?
If so, tune it because in this video, you’ll learn 5 simple resume writing tips
that will help you stand higher than your peers in the job market and get your foot
in the door for an interview.
And if you stay around until the end,
you'll learn where you can get a free, resume template
that's proven to help you grab the attention of a hiring official in six seconds or less.
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Writing a resume can be a big huge pain!
Especially if you haven’t written one in a very long time or haven’t written one
at all.
If you’re like most job seekers, you know that a well crafted resume is critical for
your success.
You know that a great resume will give you more confidence and leverage when you apply
for your dream job.
So, I teamed up with my really good friends over at Red Rocket Resume for our annual resume
writing collaboration video.
Where we share our most highly effective, proven strategies for writing a world class
resume.
Let’s dive right in!
Tip 1 - Update your contact information
At the top of your resume, include a phone number that you can easily be reached at and
preferably only one that you answer.
Next to that, place your city, state and zip.
You don’t need to include your street address and in fact you could eliminate the mailing
address altogether.
You do want to have a professional email address, nothing like sallylovescats@gmail.com or
hiphopking@hotmail.com.
If you don’t already have a professional sounding email address, preferably something
with your first and last name, create one now and include it on your resume.
Then, include your custom LinkedIn URL.
And if you’re not sure how to get a custom your LinkedIn URL.
I created a video just for you all about how to use LinkedIn for beginners.
I’ll link it up below
Tip 2 - Include a Professional Summary
The most important part of your resume is the Summary section.
This is a section that appears at the very top of your resume, right below your name
and contact information.
This is an overview of your most important career accomplishments.
Use 2-4 sentences that list your key skills, your key outcomes and demonstrate how your
professional background and experience will help the company solve a particular problem.
For added impact, use an identifier that appears above the summary.
This is a keyword phrase that identifies the position or industry you’re currently in
or would like to obtain.
This acts as a headline for your resume and quickly grabs the attention of a hiring official,
It lets them know what the overarching theme of your resume is.
Tip 3 - Add a Professional Highlights Section
This section is an extension of your professional summary.
Include at least three or four solid bullet point items that go deeper into your specific
career accomplishments.
Make sure the items you list directly relate to the position you’re applying for and
for added emphasis, include a competency block.
This is a section dedicated to your professional core competencies.
List your greatest skills, expertise and knowledge as they pertain to the position you are applying
for.
Use short keywords or phrases found inside of the job posting.
Tip 4 - Format your work experience strategically
List the company name first, followed by the dates you worked in that position.
Then list the position title followed by the location.
To really grab the attention of a hiring official, divide each job description into a short paragraph
outlining the basic your main responsibilities.
Follow this with 4-6 bullet points showcasing your key accomplishments.
Quantify your accomplishments as best you can using numbers, percentages and dollar
amounts.
Hiring officials love to see this.
You won’t have enough room to list everything, so only list the accomplishments that relate
to the position you are applying for.
Not every bullet point needs to be a quantifiable responsibility.
Tip 5 - Use Jobscan
Jobscan is a resource that will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is
tailored to a particular job.
It will also give you insight into how you can better optimize your resume for applicant
tracking systems.
You can get started right away by copying and pasting or uploading your resume to the
platform and then pasting the job description of the position you’d like to apply for.
Jobscan will do it’s thing and tell you how well your resume matches the current position.
It will also give specific tips on how you can improve your resume and your match rate
to the specific position.
At the time of this recording, Jobscan offers 5 free monthly scans, however, if you’re
interested in upgrading to a premium account, I do have an affiliate link.
I’ll provide it below.
To make this process a whole lot easier for you, I have a sample resume template that
you can download today and tailor for your dream job.
It’s called the 6-Second Resume.
It’s proven to grab the attention of a hiring official in 6 seconds or less.
I’ll link it up below!
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