Getting Your Resume A Second Look From Career Builder

Published on March 25, 2005 By joeKnowledge In Misc

I have learned a lot reading this particular article on AOL's Career Builder site. These are some of the things I need to focus on when revamping my resume:

Pay close attention to the employer's or recruiter's instructions for submitting your resume on each posting. What format should the resume be in and should it be embedded in an email, e-mailed as an attachment, faxed or mailed? Do they want you to include a position code to help them identify the job you're applying for?

Think twice about using a resume distribution service that "blasts" your resume to thousands of recruiters, headhunters and potential employers.

All resumes should be accompanied by a brief cover letter or note (it should take no more than two screens to read) that specifies the job you are applying for and sells your credentials.

Make sure your resume is noun-intensive. Scanning technology used by most companies tends to search by nouns, not verbs. For example, instead of writing "managed projects" on your resume, write, "project manager."

There is one I disagree with somewhat and that is having different resumes on one website (like Career Builder or HotJobs). You should have different versions of your resume to high light different attributes of your work history. A marketing firm will not really care if you worked at Macys for 2 years, nor will a proxy solicitation firm care if you was a project manager for a construction firm.

Plus, if your a designer, artist or in a design field, you might need an artsy type of resume for the job or even an on-line resume. What I am assuming they are speaking o is having all those resumes be available at once. HotJobs only allows one resume per person viewable on the site but you can have 3 or 4 different resumes on file.

This linked article is a must read. Save it and look at it later when you’re redoing our resume.

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