Monday, August 6, 2012

[JimsJobs] (Article) Career Tips: 3 Questions Your Résumé Must Address

 

Last month I wrote about some issues that prevent such a large portion of job seekers from creating truly powerful résumés. If you missed that issue, you can catch up at:
www.JHACareers.com/WriteAPowerfulResume.htm

Now I want you to put yourself in the shoes of the hiring manager reading your résumé. Get into that hiring manager's head and imagine what you absolutely have to address to get his or her attention.

Let me tell you the answer from my perspective, having been a hiring manager recruiting, interviewing, hiring and building up a department from scratch over 13 years.

I believe there are 3 fundamental questions your résumé MUST answer to grab my attention and demonstrate that you are the candidate I want to interview.

Here's the first question:

Does it present a strong, professional appearance?

I'm shocked at what a high percentage of supposed 'sales documents' are sloppy, or hard to read, or have tons of stuff crammed on the page, etc.

That's one reason why it's so important to make sure there are no spelling mistakes.  I can forgive a grammar error much more easily, but not spelling.  After all, with any decent word processing program, you only have to look at the screen to see such mistakes.  If you either weren't capable of that, or weren't willing to make the effort to check, what does that tell me about your attention to detail in your work?

Having a professional image doesn't mean you need to have intricate graphics or the latest exciting font type, or to print on fancy, glossy paper.  It just means your document has to look professional, and like it was put together by someone who cares about the quality of his or her work.

For the rest of the article, just drop me a note at John@JHACareers.com, and you can check out the contents of past issues and selected articles at
www.JHACareers.com/Newsletter.htm

Other topics I covered in this issue include:

  • "Add Magic to Your Branding and Marketing" (A free webinar)
  • Advice to a job seeker presenting a weak value proposition

    John
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