Job is a necessity of life. Everyone wants to have a good job. Resume the road to your job. People put in their best of everything while they compile their resume. They do their level best to create something which is no lesser than a wonder or may be a magic wand that can give them the job of their dreams. But if a resume is that fantastic why is isn't it landing you into a job??
In this situation most of the people might get frustrated with their efforts they put in writing their resume. But as a matter of fact there is no point in being upset over your resume since it's a natural phenomenon that people tends to overlook mistakes in the things they make. You can't criticize something that you created yourself with the highest of your efforts. You can't look it with an eye of a third party person. There are things that you must check before you send your resume anywhere. Following is a list of things you must be very careful about in order to create a flawless resume.
First Impression is the last impression.
What first impression does your resume is leaving on your recruiter? A very big question! First impressions are always important and as your representative on the desk of your employer your resume must leave a very solid first impression. It should not give a slightest hint of being written on a downloaded resume template or is being copied from somewhere. Another very important aspect is the resume layout. A cluttered and messy resume may spoil every last bit of your first impression. Your resume should be well typed and well designed with enough white space to make it look clean and easy to read. Appearance in living as well as non-living things counts a lot and it's the main factor on which first impressions depends
Is your Resume appropriately sectioned?
Next step in your resume evaluation is looking out for the different sections you made in your resume. You must check whether they have clear and bold headings to describe them. You must read them thoroughly to be sure of the order and sequence you have mentions your credentials in so as to highlight the best of your accomplishments, abilities and experiences. Last thing check out to make sure you have written everything in reverse chronological order.
Have you clearly defined your career objectives?
In your process of criticizing your resume don't forget to critically analyze your career objective. First of all its placement should be on the top of the resume. Look out for the vocabulary you have used to write your objective. Your objective shouldn't be something that can be used in a plumber's resume. It should be specifically defining your career plans and goals not something everyone and anyone would say in general when talking about future!
Action Words and Keyword Phrases?
Add action in to your resume to spice it up a bit. Make your text interesting that highlights and showcase your accomplishments in a way that is full of energy. Typical sentences like your responsibilities were to organaize and manage the office make things sounds usual and common. Be a little bit innovative try writing it like I designed a modern organizational system for the office. Your resume should contain vocabulary that highlights your field like presentations and trade shows if you're into marketing industry.
It takes a lot of innovation, creativity and criticism to build a wonder. And surely anyone can do it easily if you check out each and every word, every single line to be sure that you have not missed anything and there are no flaws in the document that will decide your future job status!
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