Once you answer these five questions and make sure each are addressed in your resume, you have now created a targeted document that directly relates to what the employer needs to
see on a resume rather than just what you want to write.
Not exact matches
«It's easy to want to focus
on your specific area of research
on your
resume, but most workplaces want to
see what skills you have,
rather than your expertise in one small area of research,» Fisher says.
With that in mind, and in light of the reprised conversation
on Fantasy Faction, I thought I'd revisit a post from 2012 explaining why I chose to return to SF writing as an indie author
rather than
resume riding the query - go - round, and
see how well my reasoning held up.
I've heard executive recruiters say they'd
rather see some meaningful volunteer work
on someone's
resume than «Consulting.»
A scanning eye will be more likely to stop and read when
seeing «50 %»
on a
resume rather than «fifty percent.»)
Some employers prefer to
see an associates» degree
on applicants»
resumes, while others would
rather see a master's degree.
Your
resume, such as for instance student
resume format or any other one, needs to be written to contain your own personal information
rather than what you
see here
on our sample
resumes.
Content is king
on resumes and the problem with most
resume instructions in college or high school classrooms is that the books are not written by the career industry but
rather textbook writers who don't take the time to
see how much the career industry has changed.
However, she could also
see that she needed to help him focus his
resume on the highlights and most important elements of his career and his plan for future success,
rather than the minute details of his past pursuits.
Employers who review this kind of
resume typically
see a candidate who would
rather focus
on workplace accomplishments than academic accomplishments.
But
rather than just talking about it, I thought it might be helpful to show you some examples of
resumes that do a good job
on this score, so that you can
see how effective it is.
As a millennial, it is important to focus
on the value you can provide to a given company,
rather than all the fluff (also known as soft skills) you often
see in older
resumes.