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Found this in an article by Susan Joyce. Could not agree more! Match your resume to the jobs requirements. Customizing your resume to the opportunity is another method of differentiating yourself from the masses of careless job seekers. These days, you need address the technical requirement of an automated applicant tracking system (ATS) where resumes are often stored. Including the right keywords -- those included in the job description -- should ensure that so that the system shows your resume to a human being. In addition, resumes must also address the preferences of a human reviewer who may spend less than 10 seconds looking at the top two-thirds of a resume before deciding thumbs up or down. Examine the jobs requirements and meet them with your resume. This is your opportunity to shine and demonstrate the quality of your work: Make your interest in the job and employer clear. Use the job title from the opportunity plus the employer name as your resumes objective. Like this: Objective: [their job title] at [name of employer]. Include your relevant skills, experience, and accomplishments. Summarize your relevant background in a Summary of Qualifications: section below the objective, using the language and terms the employer used in the job description. For example, if they specified experience with social media (which you have), use the exact term social media on your resume. Then, if appropriate, explain more about your social media qualifications by listing the social networks you have used (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) in ways that address the jobs requirements. Make the resume easily read. Using short groups of bulleted lists and brief paragraphs lay out your relevant accomplishments (quantified, if possible), skills, and experience. Customization and careful attention to detail are the keys to impressing an employer. This effort takes time but create important differentiators.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:39:04 +0000

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