All I could think when I saw my finished resume was «No wonder I was not getting
called by prospective employers.»
When you contact your references, let them know that they may be
called by prospective employers.
If the person agrees, tell them what areas of your strengths and contributions you'd like them to emphasize when they are
called by prospective employers.
Not exact matches
In Papp v Stokes Economic Consulting Inc [Papp], which you can read more about on our blog, after the employee's employment ended, a
prospective new
employer called for a reference and the former
employer provided a negative reference that resulted in the employee not being hired
by the
prospective new
employer.
You never want your reference to be caught off guard
by a
call from a
prospective employer.
Most likely, you can get this information
by making one phone
call to the
prospective employer so this shouldn't take much time at all.
Even though email is well - used for business communications, a phone
call is more likely to be the first channel used
by the recruiter or
prospective employer.
You may be surprised at how many times candidates have been conned into buying so -
called perfect resumes, only to be told
by prospective employers that their resume was less than ordinary.
You do not need to stretch your letter too long as
employers typically have very little time on their hands but if you feel that there is something you need to add which will entice the
prospective employer into
calling you in for a second interview,
by all means, write it.
In simple words, the sole objective of a resume is to win an interview
call,
by standing out and getting through the various evaluations filters
prospective employers use to shortlist from the myriad of resumes.
You don't need to be
called at work
by a
prospective employer; it's too easy for job hunting information to be leaked to co-workers.