You don't need to advertise the fact that you have more
credentials than the employer is looking for.
Not exact matches
Stop Confusing Your Job Skills With Your
Credentials (Fast Company) «The big - name
employer you worked for or the elite university you went to may matter less
than you think.»
For jobs in healthcare,
employers were substantially less likely to call back applicants with
credentials from a for - profit online institution
than those from a public institution — but, importantly, only in cases where the job doesn't require an external indicator of quality such as a professional license.
More and more
employers now seek either postgraduate degrees or entirely different kinds of
credentials having more to do with demonstrated competency
than with credits earned.
Since
employers receive 600 — 1,000 resumes for every position they post publicly, it is essential that your resume be more
than just a nicely formatted documentation of your experience and
credentials.
RESUME CLINIC is well worth the investment and there is no other place that I would trust to provide my
credentials to
employers other
than the RESUME CLINIC.
While you might fret about possible red flags and less -
than - perfect career histories,
employers just want to hire real human beings who are honest about their
credentials.
Keep in mind that some
employers are more likely to hire someone who presents him or herself well, rather
than a candidate with extensive
credentials.
In structuring resumes for Registered Nurses (RN's) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN's), applicants must provide
employers with more
than their employment histories and
credentials encompassing education, licensure, and, when applicable, certifications.
There is much more to getting a job
than having the necessary
credentials, and
employers may base their decision to hire you on a lot of additional circumstances: your previous experience (not necessarily in this particular job), your skills, your readiness to learn and so on.
Employers are often more familiar with various
credentials than with the quality of education provided by different schools.
Also, your efforts can draw
employer attention toward your academic
credentials rather
than your professional workplace experience, since you may have plenty of the first and little of the second.
However, in the massage industry an
employer is looking for more
than a stack of
credentials.