You wouldn't want a recruiter to ask why your LinkedIn profile tells a different
story than your resume.
Not exact matches
call the employers at each of Basile's supposed illustrious career stops and ask what Basile's real title and set of responsibilities were... You'll be told a drastically different
story than what Basile offers in his
resume.
Rather
than a
resume of facts, figures and dates, tell your readers a
story... about you!
Because you'll be developing several C - A-Rs
stories, you'll have enough to use different ones in your
resume than your LinkedIn profile, and a few different ones for your cover letters.
Shortly after we published «These 12 Statements Take Your
Resume from Generic to Great» the news featured three stories exhorting candidates to focus on their resume accomplishments rather than responsibil
Resume from Generic to Great» the news featured three
stories exhorting candidates to focus on their
resume accomplishments rather than responsibil
resume accomplishments rather
than responsibilities.
I am only one of only 50 master
resume writers who has crafted more
than 1,500 career
stories.
By conveying your accomplishments in this «
story» manner, you make a connection with the reader of your
resume and make yourself far more memorable
than all the other job candidates.
Because a bio allows you to better tell your brand
story, it conveys personality and good - fit qualities better
than a
resume.
Creativity (within appropriate parameters) is appreciated now more
than ever — use your
resume to tell the
stories that make you a compelling future employee.
Young job - seekers are tumbling out of college with little to no work experience... and a
resume that looks more like a static mini-autobiography
than a dynamic
story.
In any case, the safe bet is to include important career - history information in the text of the
resume rather
than relying on attached images to tell your
story.
The primary benefit is that you can quickly tell your
story, inject more personality
than you can in your
resume, and provide recruiters with easy links to all your social profiles where they can learn more about you.
Writing a good
resume is more
than just listing your qualifications but you have to tell your
story.
Recruiting the help of a
resume writer and career coach is more about learning how to powerfully communicate your career
story to the world
than it is about «fixing» your current
resume.
By skimming through your
resume, it should take the reader no more
than a few seconds to get the gist of your
story.
Writing
resumes is a lot like writing
stories: Show, rather
than tell, your employers what you can bring to the table.
If your GPA is less
than a 3.0 or if you have hidden success
stories in your academic record, you still have options to tell that
story on your
resume.
Narrative
resumes let you to tell a solid
story on your work experience that's more logical
than a bullet - point list.
When writing a cover letter for a Bartending
resume, you should focus on your most relevant skills rather
than display all of your qualifications or the
story of the whole life.
It is human nature to remember
stories better
than facts, so use this to your advantage when crafting your own memorable
resume.
While the recruiters I know will give your
resume more
than a cursory glance they also don't want to spend ten minutes reading through your professional life
story either.
Rather
than a career archive of dates / company names and duties held, the
resume is replete with
stories that have been parsed based on the target reader's needs (as well as the candidate's most compelling nuances that set him apart!).
NOTE: Each success
story on your
resume should ultimately be no longer
than 1 to 2 sentences.
Below is a guest post from Jacqui Barrett - Poindexter, one of only 50 master
resume writers, who has crafted more
than 1,500 career
stories.
Tips on how to tell an engaging
story in your
resume rather
than just listing skills and experiences.
Professional
Resume Writing — Not Your Life
Story As a Certified Professional
Resume Writer, I have critiqued thousands of
resumes and I am amazed at how many contain irrelevant information and focus on responsibilities rather
than achievements.
The text of your
resume functions as the blurb, and nothing is more frustrating
than flipping a book over only to find that you still have no idea what the
story is about.
I am one of only 50 master
resume writers and have crafted more
than 1,500 career
stories that convert into career - propelling interviews.
Author of two books, No Canadian Experience, Eh?A Career Success Guide for New Immigrants (a Canadian best seller in the Job Hunting genre), and Tell
Stories, Get Hired, An Innovative Strategies to Land Your Next Job and Advance Your Career, I have also contributed to more
than 10 career and
resume books including: Interview Magic, Expert Resumes for Baby Boomers, Same - Day Resume, No - Nonsense Cover Letters, the Quick Resume and Cover Letter, Resumes for the Rest of Us and No - Nonsense Job Inter
resume books including: Interview Magic, Expert
Resumes for Baby Boomers, Same - Day
Resume, No - Nonsense Cover Letters, the Quick Resume and Cover Letter, Resumes for the Rest of Us and No - Nonsense Job Inter
Resume, No - Nonsense Cover Letters, the Quick
Resume and Cover Letter, Resumes for the Rest of Us and No - Nonsense Job Inter
Resume and Cover Letter,
Resumes for the Rest of Us and No - Nonsense Job Interviews.
Newer search technology offers a more holistic evaluation of your
resume or CV
than in the past, Therefore, your
resume should not be a list of facts but rather a narrative with tangible proof that tells a
story.
I am one of only 50 master
resume writers and have crafted more
than 1,500 career
stories that drive game - changing results.
Brief: Employers prefer reading objectively formatted, brief and succinct
resumes rather
than long
stories about professional development of interested candidates.
The foundation of a
resume is continually evolving, in fact, becoming more nuance rich
than ever before, but what is not changing is the value of the words breathing life into those
stories.
Portraying strong, sound leadership on a
resume through examples and
stories is much more compelling
than simply including the phrase «effective leadership» in a summary paragraph or a listing of expertise.
Don't make this portion of your
resume a lengthy life
story — a few crystal clear and well written sentences will serve you much better here
than a few long winded paragraphs.
Your executive
resume biography tells a
story and is more conversational
than a
resume or cover letter.
Unlike biographies,
resume should entail more
than your life
story.
Stories resonate with people much more
than facts, and your cover letter is the place to connect personally, so leave the bullet points in your
resume.
© Jacqui Barrett - Poindexter I am one of only 50 master
resume writers and have crafted more
than 1,500 career
stories that drive game - changing results.
tells a
story and is more conversational
than a
resume or cover letter.
If you do pick this format, limit the number of CAR
stories you tell - too many are more likely to dilute, rather
than strengthen, your technical
resume.
That is to say you
resume format will be more like a quick
story of your business history rather
than a
resume with dates, degrees and such.
For the most part, early
resumes weren't written to tell the
story of what makes a person special and better
than someone else.
Moreover, the better
resume writers have learned how develop
resumes that establish a unique personal brand that gets the documents noticed, even if it is in the middle of a stack of 100's of other
resumes, by being visually appealing and presenting success
stories that validate a clients» true worth and explain why they can do the job (depending on who they are of course) as well if not much better
than others.
In my opinion the goal of a
resume writer is to be creative in the use of words and appearance, to poignantly tell a
story that will influence the reader to judge you through your eyes rather
than their own, and in so doing lead them to see what they desire to see while prompting them to reach out to you with a request for an interview.
«Brand
Story in a Social Media World Main When it's Time to Recycle Your Career» Succeeding in a «Final Jeopardy!» And today's reality calls for much more
than a bullet list of transferrable skills put at the top of a
resume and regurgitated in a cover letter.
Your personal brand is best remembered with a
story — whether it expressed in the form of a timeline of your career, a pie chart of your skills, or a map of the places you live.Thanks to infographic softwares such as Visme, you can create stunning, interactive infographics
resume without spending more
than a few hours on design.
Although CVs are much longer
than resumes and are supposed to have more detail, this is not a license to write your life
story, with irrelevant or uninteresting information.
There's simply no way, other
than getting to know the twists and turns of your professional
story, to figure out if your
resume truly does its job for you.
It's more illustrative
than a
resume and allows you to use
stories or case studies to build connections.