Recruiters
see piles of resumes every day.
She's pleased to
see her pile of resumes is dwindling nicely.
Not exact matches
It scans the countless
piles of resumes to
see who's a good fit and who isn't.
Believe me, as someone who's
seen a lot
of resumes, any
of these would make it to the top
of my reading
pile.
An HR staff person said to one caller, «You are calling to ask me to look through this
pile of 200
resumes to
see if I have received yours?
Go through your business and personal contacts to
see if you know anyone who can help you get your foot in the door — or get your
resume placed at the head
of the
pile.
If you want to make your
resume stand out among all the
piles of resumes submitted for review, it has to be highly specific with contents that have not been
seen before by anyone.
In fact, they may
see the text and immediately put your
resume at the bottom
of the
pile or even in the recycle bin.
To increase the chance you're
seen among the
pile of other applicants, it's essential that your
resume both looks great and has applicable content.
As you can
see, only 27 %
of the creative
resumes made it into the «Interview»
pile while 41 %
of the traditional
resumes on white paper got the nod.
I'm a big proponent
of having a well - designed
resume — some people might say it doesn't matter, but those people don't know the subconscious power
of seeing a
resume that's DIFFERENT after sifting through a
pile of printed out Word documents.
So here are a few
of my favorite
resume templates, and believe me, as someone who's
seen a lot
of resumes, any
of these would make it to the top
of my reading
pile.
Financial professionals that avoid these five errors will
see their
resume float to the top
of the «yes, call this person»
pile and generate more interviews.
Hay says she first looked at the «story»
of Kent's
resume to
see how it would stand out among a
pile of resumes on a hiring manager's desk.
But with so many applicants most recruiters will only glance over your
resume looking for key facts, if they
see these quickly then you have a chance
of being selected for an interview, however if these key points are lacking or hidden within the body
of your
resume then you will almost certainly find yourself in the reject
pile.
There are many reasons why a
resume might end up in the rejection
pile, but here are a few
of the most common problems we
see.
Trouble is, as soon as a prospective employer
sees your
resume with an address listed in Lamesville Nebrahoma, they're going to think you applied to this job 6,000 miles away by mistake and toss your
resume in vile smelling
pile of trash.