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| Creating the Right Resume for the Right Job |
| So you've recently started searching for jobs in your field and have discovered an opening that matches your qualifications and career goals to a tee. |
The only problem is that you're not sure how to create a specific resume for this job. Don't be discouraged if you feel this way. In all honesty, you are probably already one step ahead of those who believe that updating a resume is accomplished by adding the most recent employment/school/skill information where appropriate, saving the changes, and sending it on its way. |
Of course, you'll need to dig deeper to create a great job-specific resume.
So let's look at a few ways you can get this done. |
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| Study the Job Posting for Keywords One great way to make the prospective employer feel that you are truly qualified for the position is by studying their job posting. By doing this you can find company-specific skills, job titles, jargon, certifications, and other keywords to be included in your resume. |
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| For example, if you are applying for a position in healthcare, you might notice words like "imaging" and "pharma" show up in the job posting. It is a good idea to add these and other relevant words to your resume because they apply widely to the field. Likewise, if you're in marketing, you might find words like "branding," "campaigns," and "trade shows" within the posting. These are also relevant and can be included to populate your resume with great keywords. |
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| Visit the Company's Website Once you've studied the job posting for relevant keywords to use in your resume, it is a good idea to visit the company's website. There you can learn even more about how the company's goals can fit in with your specific career goals. Some important information to look for on the website includes the company's values, mission statement, and even their organizational culture. This information can help you better describe who you are, what you're looking for, and how you think you can enhance their business with your skills and personality. |
Strategically Combine Action Words and Keywords Using action words in your job-specific resume is just as important as incorporating the keywords you've found through the job posting and website. In fact, the action words and keywords work together in your resume to create a picture of the type of employee you are likely to be. For example, if you were responsible for the success of a major ad campaign at your previous employer then try to describe it by saying that you "developed and executed an intense 9-month ad campaign with the marketing team that resulted in a $1.2 million year-end profit increase." The action words in this example were "developed" and "executed" and the keywords were "ad campaign" and "marketing team." Using these action words along with others like created, planned, organized, recommended, advised, and trained – and of course your relevant keywords – will help you write a great job-specific resume.
Creating the right resume for the right job can result in you securing the position of your dreams. So take your time, do your research, and most importantly, have a good time writing a great job-specific resume. |
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| Resume Tips for Career Fairs and Online Job Banks |
| If you're all set to attend a career fair – or are looking to post your resume on an online job bank – and are concerned about how to create a resume for companies you have yet to meet, you are not alone. |
Fortunately, there are ways to create great resumes capable of catching the eyes of potential recruiters no matter what venue you're working with. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Conduct Research to Gauge Recruiters Whether you're looking to leave your resumes with recruiters at a career fair, or post them on online job banks, it helps to research the companies you're interested in working with so that you can better tailor your accomplishments. |
| Many career fairs spend a good amount of time advertising their arrival weeks in advance. This means that you have time to research all of the companies attending so that you can create one or more resumes for each one you're interested in working for. |
As for online job banks, while you won't know who is out there recruiting, you can still gain a slight edge on your competition by researching job specifications at the companies in which you're interested. This way, you can proactively tailor your resume to focus on skills and achievements that will appeal to those recruiters. |
| Make Your Career Fair Resume Brief and Scannable At a career fair, it is likely that you will be the fifth, sixth, or even sixtieth person that recruiters have seen that day. Since they might be overwhelmed by the number of resumes they've received, it is a good idea to keep yours brief – one or two pages is fine. Also, it is becoming a common practice for many companies to scan resumes into a computer after they leave the fair. So to be safe, try making yours scannable by using fonts like Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Tahoma and Courier in font sizes anywhere from 9 to 12 points. |
Use Plenty of Keywords When Posting Online As you have probably guessed, recruiters are busy people with tons of resumes to look through everyday – especially when searching through job banks where there may be thousands of resumes posted. So as a benefit to these recruiters, most job banks offer an on-site, customizable search engine. |
While this feature makes searching easier for the recruiter, if you don't include specific keywords in your resume before posting it, it is likely that yours will never be found. A good way to combat this issue is by saturating your resume with keywords related to your desired job. If you don't know which words to use, try conducting your own keyword search on the Internet until you begin finding field-related information. |
| It may seem like an unconventional way to create a resume, but it is actually a good strategy for ranking near the top of most keyword searches. Anticipating the unknown when writing resumes can seem like a difficult task. But if you take the right steps, and have a good attitude along the way, you will encounter your career success sooner than you think. |
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| Written By :samy |
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