Writing Your Résumé

You can think of your résumé as a Hollywood movie trailer. Companies utilize trailers to highlight the best clips of a movie to draw people to the theatres. In this case the movie trailer you are producing is a highlight reel of you! As you would never rely on a movie trailer alone to make it a blockbuster, you should never rely on your résumé to get you the job. The résumé is an introduction to prospective employers, and gives them information about your education, work experience, abilities and accomplishments. Ultimately, the goal is to convince an employer that they should take the time to interview you. Your objective is to appear as someone who could meet their needs.



Many organizations receive hundreds of résumés every day; therefore, most interviewers spend 30-45 seconds skimming over the average résumé. It takes only that long for it to make either a positive or negative impression on the employer. And many employers collect résumés electronically (via the Internet or E-mail) and review them with the aid of software that scans for the needed skills or experiences. For your résumé to be considered, it must "hit home" immediately by including the key words for which the software has been programmed to search. An excellent résumé clearly states your qualifications for the position for which you are applying. You will need to spend many hours thinking, writing and re-writing. There are NO shortcuts to writing a good résumé. Since your résumé will form an employer's first impression of you, it must be an example of your best thought and effort. Make it a Blockbuster!!

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