Three Things Every Recruiter Looks For In A Resume
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There are three things every recruiter looks for in a resume:
- Focus
- Core competencies or transferable skills
- Accomplishments
If your resume lacks any of these crucial elements, then you are probably not capturing the attention you deserve, and you are missing out on important interview opportunities.
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[crossposted to Jobfiler.com]
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Thanks for the post, I found it helpful. I also found this other article on resume style and organization:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=3031
I have about 5 different versions of my resume! I think these two bits of info put together will help me shape up one perfect one!
I've hired a few people over the years.
One thing I look for is people are interested in working for me. If they call back and express their interest, I'll take a second look at them... Ultimately jobs are a relationship between the employer and employee. Employees have to genuinely like the employer as much as the employer likes them.
I recommend people to call back people they've interviewed with thanking them for the interview. Also tell prospective employers that you're really interested in working for them.
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That's a great article--one of the best concise statements on how to structure a resume I've seen.
The one argument I'd make is in the "focus" section, it advocates for a strongly focussed objective statement.
I'm strongly in the camp of KILL THE DARN OBJECTIVE ALL-TOGETHER. Replace it with a brief skills summary or value statement. The principle of focus the article advocates is fine, but there are better vehicles than an objective; the objective statement at best doesn't hurt, and at worst does all kinds of damage.
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