| This is something that we cover frequently but I | | | | resume and listing the professional jobs that you |
| find more people wish to discuss it than I would | | | | have had - we can spice things up by leading way |
| think. Resumes....let's focus, are the keys to the | | | | with a professional reference with the job. Take |
| opportunities - THEY DO NOT GET YOU JOBS. I | | | | for example the following: |
| take a look at most resumes and truly wonder | | | | United Hospital, St Louis MO, Aug 2002 -Present |
| what people are attempting to put together. Is it | | | | Snr Systems Admin |
| for look, is it for their own personal praise session, | | | | Now normally under here we would give a brief |
| what? Resumes are to entice interest by the | | | | of the hospital and what your responsibilities were. |
| person reading them. They are to dive quickly into | | | | However at the end or maybe even leading off, |
| the differences between you and everyone else, | | | | we can place a brief reference showing the level |
| letting decision makers know how badly they | | | | of work performed. "John performed at a level |
| need you and why. The art of the resume has | | | | that allowed United to become the leading MS |
| been lost, and the writing of it has become so | | | | environment in our hospital system. His vision and |
| common place that most resumes are given a | | | | technical expertise are invaluable, making him an |
| poor review by the management reviewing them. | | | | integral part of our IT environment/staff * " Now |
| Want to know why - because professionals have | | | | most people are used to seeing references in a |
| stopped taking the career search process | | | | separate document - but this gives a brief |
| seriously, and sling pieces of paper out there | | | | highlight into what they think about you and then |
| (resume) seeing what will stick. Sad state of | | | | you provided a bookmark to the full version. |
| affairs. | | | | They can check the * at the bottom of the page |
| So how do we write a resume that creates a | | | | to see what the manager said in full. What do you |
| bubble of glee within the professional reading it? | | | | think the person reading this is going to do? They |
| Well that is simple - write it from the heart. As | | | | are going to browse to the bottom of the page, |
| someone that reads resumes daily, I am always | | | | see the full version and continue reading. You |
| most intrigued by two things. One, the details that | | | | have captured the audience interest, making them |
| match well to the skill set I am looking for. Two, | | | | want to see why this person has said these |
| the writing of someone that took the time to spill | | | | things about you. Once this is completed, the |
| their guts, letting someone know who they were | | | | come back to your bullet points which highlight |
| vs. what they did at a job. Impact -how the | | | | your impact on the environment, thus making |
| effected the professional environment they were | | | | them place you in the short stack or possibly the |
| in. What makes them different than every other | | | | only resume that is worth calling. You have thus |
| jo-shmow that does the same job. These are the | | | | made yourself different. |
| things to write about and what make people want | | | | Resume format is not universal. The purpose is |
| to read your resume further. They draw the | | | | universal but how to get to that end point is all up |
| audience in, making them read an extra sentence | | | | to you. I find that too many people follow a |
| and that extra word. All of which concludes in the | | | | template and it is simply boring. So when reading |
| ultimate purpose which is to get them to pick up | | | | the resume, think about the audience - what the |
| the phone and call you. | | | | person will want to see and what makes them |
| We have spoken on objectives before, and if you | | | | want to read more. Why would you want to read |
| need a refresher, please take a look at the post I | | | | more if you were sitting in their chair? Also, think |
| wrote back in July covering the matter. The key | | | | about the specific job that you are applying for. |
| here is after you have driven the person into | | | | This helps dramatically in your resume writing as |
| wanting to learn more about you, how do you | | | | the audience is more defined and you understand |
| get them to pick up and phone and call you. Most | | | | the responsibilities of the job you are considering. |
| importantly, stop writing the resume like | | | | Sending a general resume is like all cars having to |
| everyone else. I am beginning to see more and | | | | drive on the same size tire. On most cars it |
| more that people that make themselves stand | | | | simply does not work. So tune your resume to |
| are quicker to get the interview than the | | | | the application and make yourself pop with |
| standard written resume. So lets see how to | | | | specific pieces that say who you are. |
| make it pop. When laying out the format of the | | | | |